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id Software co-founder: We would have used generative AI, Carmack would have built Skynet

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Kevin Cloud, a former co-owner of id Software, stated that the company would have embraced generative AI if it were available during their peak development years. He humorously suggested that John Carmack, a key figure at id Software, might have created something akin to Skynet with such technology. Cloud also expressed a desire for a generative AI breakthrough comparable to the impact of Half-Life 2 on the gaming industry. AI

IMPACT Former id Software co-owner Kevin Cloud believes generative AI would have been integrated into game development during the company's prime, drawing parallels to John Carmack's potential creations and the impact of Half-Life 2.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece from a former executive about hypothetical use of AI.

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id Software co-founder: We would have used generative AI, Carmack would have built Skynet

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    🎮 id Software's former co-owner says they absolutely would've used gen AI back in the day: 'John Carmack would be like making Skynet or something' "I make this

    🎮 id Software's former co-owner says they absolutely would've used gen AI back in the day: 'John Carmack would be like making Skynet or something' "I make this joke that someone needs to come up with the 'Half-Life 2 of AI'." 📰 Source: Latest from PC Gamer 🔗 Link: https://www.pcg…

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