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As AI becomes increasingly more involved in the development of video games, it's worth taking stock of just how many ways it can be used. In this episode of AI 101 we dig into every facet of AI for games, and how it's actually being used in the industry.

Referenced Videos:
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In this episode, I link to many existing videos here on @AIandGames, I'll quickly list them for you below in the order they are introduced:

Google DeepMind's AlphaStar Bot:
youtube.com/watch?v=lPERfjRaZug

Analysing Inworld's Origins Demo:
youtube.com/watch?v=aLc-kT6-xJo

Convai's AI Toolkit:
youtube.com/watch?v=nZE0gkFKMt8

Why is it Difficult to Build 'Good' AI for Games?
youtube.com/watch?v=qCkqpRnk1oU

AI 101: Navigation Meshes:
youtube.com/watch?v=U5MTIh_KyBc

AI 101: Finite State Machines:
youtube.com/watch?v=JyF0oyarz4U

AI 101: Behaviour Trees:
youtube.com/watch?v=6VBCXvfNlCM

AI 101: Goal Oriented Action Planning:
youtube.com/watch?v=PaOLBOuyswI

AI 101: Utility AI:
youtube.com/watch?v=p3Jbp2cZg3Q

AI 101: Barks and Dialogue:
youtube.com/watch?v=u9VkW18IMzc

AI 101: Machine Learning in Games:
youtube.com/watch?v=dm_yY-hddvE

Gran Turismo 7's Sophy AI:
youtube.com/watch?v=dUnhVsU0evc

How Forza's Drivatar Works:
youtube.com/watch?v=JeYP9eyIl4E

How Townscaper Works:
youtube.com/watch?v=_1fvJ5sHh6A

Radical Content Generation in Unexplored 2:
youtube.com/watch?v=lL6A_MC1E2Y

Procedurally Generating Manhattan for Marvel's Spider-Man:
youtube.com/watch?v=TSEJFxSZ2U0

Generative AI for Games Explained:
youtube.com/watch?v=t3tm0dawMgo

NVIDIA's DLSS3 Explained:
youtube.com/watch?v=M3Lf0XpgWSc

The Secret AI Testers in Tom Clancy's The Division 2:
youtube.com/watch?v=JpQd1Y7gYug

The AI of Hitman (2016):
youtube.com/watch?v=km_DYozYh54

Texture Upscaling Explained:
youtube.com/watch?v=Fix6u4pksrg

Player Analytics in Tomb Raider: Underworld:
youtube.com/watch?v=A89ZDjF51Nk


Chapters
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[00:00] Intro
[00:33] AI Overview
[04:25] How AI Intersects with Games
[05:50] AI for Player Experience
[12:13] AI for Game Productions
[16:58] Wrapping Up
[18:40] Credits

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