Can AI make video games more immersive? Some studios turn to AI-fueled NPCs for more interaction

For decades, video games have relied on scripted, stilted interactions with non-player characters to help shepherd gamers in their journeys. But as artificial intelligence technology improves, game studios are experimenting with the technology, using generative AI to help game writers craft NPC dialogue or to lend video games the improvisational spontaneity once reserved for table-top role playing games.