AI will be in "every single videogame" and your fridge, says former Blizzard president

Another day, another out-of-touch executive weighing in on subjects they know little about. Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra is never one to keep his thoughts to himself, and he's taken to social media to criticize Korean RPG, Crimson Desert. He's not taken umbrage with the dull quest design or struggling performance; instead Ybarra has strong thoughts about the game's use of generative AI. Unfortunately for him, his take that the developers at Pearl Abyss should "man up" and stop apologizing for using the technology is the exact opposite of how the general public feels. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS:Arc Raiders has been cutting back its AI voices: "A real professional actor is better than AI, that's just how it is."Former Blizzard VP Jeff Kaplan likens AI scraping to "stealing," says "the human spirit is irreplaceable"You need a VPN now to stop the new Facebook Black Mirror horror

Mar 23, 2026 - 11:00
AI will be in "every single videogame" and your fridge, says former Blizzard president
Another day, another out-of-touch executive weighing in on subjects they know little about. Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra is never one to keep his thoughts to himself, and he's taken to social media to criticize Korean RPG, Crimson Desert. He's not taken umbrage with the dull quest design or struggling performance; instead Ybarra has strong thoughts about the game's use of generative AI. Unfortunately for him, his take that the developers at Pearl Abyss should "man up" and stop apologizing for using the technology is the exact opposite of how the general public feels.

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RELATED LINKS:
Arc Raiders has been cutting back its AI voices: "A real professional actor is better than AI, that's just how it is."
Former Blizzard VP Jeff Kaplan likens AI scraping to "stealing," says "the human spirit is irreplaceable"
You need a VPN now to stop the new Facebook Black Mirror horror

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