Microsoft has introduced Muse, a generative AI mannequin that may “generate recreation visuals, controller actions, or each”. The corporate is looking it the primary instance of a WHAM, or World and Human Motion Mannequin.
In a publish on the official Microsoft web site, the corporate reveals that Muse was developed along with Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice studio Ninja Idea. The mannequin was skilled on Ninja Idea’s battle area recreation Bleeding Edge.
A followup publish on the Xbox web site says Muse can “create constant and numerous gameplay rendered by AI”, which Microsoft calls “a serious step towards generative AI fashions that may empower recreation creators”. I am not so positive about that one myself.
In each posts, Microsoft offers some examples of the type of gameplay Muse is at present in a position to generate. Actually, I would simply not be contaminated by the tech mind worms, however to me it appears to be like fairly low-quality.
It is not simply me, both; The Verge confirms that Muse is at present solely able to producing gameplay at a paltry 300 x 180 decision, and never solely that, however it’s additionally restricted to 10 frames per second. Discover me a PC gamer that may be pleased with these numbers.
I do know, I do know. The tech remains to be in its early levels, and I am positive that Microsoft will have the ability to iterate on it with a purpose to create a mannequin that may convincingly generate higher-resolution gameplay at a greater body price.
Actually, although, I am nonetheless left questioning what the purpose of all of it is. In keeping with Microsoft, it is all about “successfully assist[ing] human creatives” and that potential purposes embrace “the chance to make older video games accessible to future generations of gamers throughout new units and in new methods”.
From a cynical perspective, although, I can solely actually see corporations on the lookout for methods to chop out human builders and change them with AI processes as soon as the tech turns into even remotely viable for doing so.
That is to not point out the colossal environmental influence of AI, which does not look like talked about in both of the aforementioned Microsoft posts, nor (mockingly) within the Nature article wherein the Muse analysis paper is contained.
Nonetheless, if you would like to examine Microsoft’s new Muse mannequin and get a few of the nerdy particulars about the way it works, you possibly can achieve this right here. There’s additionally a much less technical and extra gamer-focused rationalization over on the Xbox web site for those who choose.
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