The Power and Perils of Generative AI in Gaming, Cybersecurity, and Protein Design

AI has the potential to revolutionize game development by drastically reducing the time and effort required to create game content. Unity's acquisition of Ziva and its Face Trainer tool has already demonstrated the time-saving potential of AI in character rigging. The hope is that AI will make games ten times faster, easier, and cheaper to develop, leading to broader and deeper game worlds. Unity's neural network inference library, Barracuda, allows for the acceleration of content development without requiring specific hardware. While there are still challenges to overcome, the potential for an "explosion of creativity" in game development is exciting.