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Real talk: Folks with money tied in Anthropic and Nvidia blame job losses for low approval Venture Capitalist Shocked And Sad About How Much Gamers Hate AI Folks with money tied in Anthropic and Nvidia blame job losses for low approval By Zack Kotzer Published | Comments ( 14 ) | 𝕏 Copied!

Nightdive Studios Each year, GDC publishes a survey of game industry workers ahead of the week-long conference. The survey can serve as a bellwether to set the tone for the conference. (it feels like chaos)

On one hot-topic issue through the tech world, the picture couldn’t have been made much clearer.

The Details

Only 7 percent of respondents described generative AI as “good for the industry,” leaving many of the executives and investors struggling with the issue during their panels. As reported by PC Gamer , Lightspeed Venture Partners’ Moritz Baier-Lentz dropped hes shocked and sad about the negativity surrounding AI.

Lightspeed holds stakes in multiple AI firms, most major among them being Anthropic . Baier-Lentz hopes that AI skeptics will turn that frown upside down, saying that gaming is often more embracing of marvelous new technology.

Why This Matters

In the same report, Baier-Lentz suggests that one reason for the pessimism is the same reason for c-suite enthusiasm: layoffs. The investor suggests that staff reductions come naturally, especially after all the COVID-era investments in digital entertainment, but many corporations can hardly hide their excitement over automated labor. Layoffs are merely one of the major wedges between AI and gaming.

Gaming fans have strong opinions about moves like this, and for good reason.

Key Takeaways

• Elsewhere at GDC, Xbox also had a major appointment to discuss its upcoming console, rn titled Project Helix .
• Despite Microsoft being heavily invested in AI elsewhere, the controversial tech was rather shy during their GDC presentations.

The Bottom Line

Elsewhere at GDC, Xbox also had a major appointment to discuss its upcoming console, rn titled Project Helix . Despite Microsoft being heavily invested in AI elsewhere, the controversial tech was rather shy during their GDC presentations.

Is this a W or an L? You decide.