"Whenever my kids get stuck playing a game, they run around the house yelling for me to help them. Doesn't matter where I am or what I'm doing. Making dinner, taking out the trash, going to the bathroom, nowhere is safe. I patiently try to explain to them that back in my day, there was no grownup to help me beat Snake Man in Mega Man 3 or find Excalibur in Final Fantasy IV."
"A Sony patent for these AI ghosts has been making the rounds online today. As reported by VGC, the September 2024 registration documents which were publicized earlier this week reveal a technology that would allow people to get AI to help them beat games. These AI "ghost players" would be trained on existing game footage and either demonstrate the solution to an obstacle ("Guide Mode") or beat it entirely ("Complete Mode")."
"It's not clear from the patent whether Sony actually plans to move forward with this new AI help tool now or in the future. People have made jokes online about how bad current AI is at hallucinating gameplay, showing you something that looks normal enough before shifting into surreal nightmare fuel just moments later. There are also concerns about how the AI "helper" would be trained, which would seemingly include footage shared on social media and YouTube."
Children frequently call parents for in-game help regardless of context, and parents often provide hands-on assistance or change settings to make progress. New AI "ghosts" could autonomously play or guide players, trained on existing gameplay footage. A Sony patent describes modes where the AI either demonstrates solutions or beats obstacles entirely. The patent does not confirm future implementation plans. Observers have joked about current AI hallucinations in gameplay and raised concerns about training data sources, including the potential use of footage posted to social media and YouTube. These developments raise questions about accessibility, ownership, and gameplay integrity.
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