World of Warcraft: Midnight composer Leo Kaliski considers himself lucky that Blizzard Entertainment is not using generative AI. In an interview, he noted that the team is "just writing what they think is cool, and they're happy to do it."
I'm lucky that AI in music is still a long way off. With photos, it's sometimes hard to tell if it's AI unless you look closely. In music, you can immediately hear that something is wrong or the quality is not right. Therefore, this topic is not so relevant for musicians.
Blizzard, according to Kaliski, is happy to remain true to the traditional creative process and not rely on AI.
The use of generative AI has become controversial in the gaming industry: from text-to-speech dialogues in Arc Raiders to controversial textures in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. At the same time, Square Enix laid off more than 100 employees after promising to automate 70% of testing processes with AI, and the publishers of PUBG and Subnautica 2 announced their transformation into an AI-focused company.
