The Joys of AI

Games are fundamentally a creative medium, for designers and for players; AI is not creative, and yet many people are rushing to apply it to all parts of game creation. In this talk we'll explore the history and realities of the current moment of AI and machine learning systems; what they can do, what they are good for, and how they fail; and present a pragmatic (and optimistic!) approach for thinking through the opportunity space from technical, product, and business perspectives, from someone who has been building AI experiences for more than 20 years.