PlayStation Is Reportedly Playing With AI-Driven Characters

Sony appears to be developing AI technology that could enable its PlayStation game characters to interact even more directly with players. As The Verge uncovered Monday, a video narrated by Sony Interactive Entertainment's director of software engineering, Sharwin Raghoebardajal, features an AI-enabled version of the character Aloy from the company's Horizon game franchise. Read more: How to Use AI to Troubleshoot Tech Issues In the video, which has been removed from YouTube, the character could hold conversations with a player using technologies including OpenAI's GPT-4 and Llama 3, as well as some of Sony's own speech and facial-animation technology. Read more: Best Handheld Game Consoles of 2025 The Verge says it got wind of the video from an anonymous tipster. After its story was published, a copyright claim from Muso -- a content-protection firm that works with Sony -- made the video unavailable. Read more: I Won't Use AI Smart Health Features for My Own Sake. Here's Why Wh ... Read full article.