Ludo updates its generative AI tools for in-game creativity

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Ludo uses generative artificial intelligence (AI) to help game developers like artists and designers be more productive. The goal is not to fire them. This is to make them more creative.

When Tom Pigott, CEO of Ludo, told me about it in early 2021, the topic was quite ahead of the curve. Ludo's AI tools leveraged earlier AI models, such as OpenAI Foundation's GPT-2 technology, to perform image searches or generate concept art.

But now generative AI is all the rage, and Pigott is amazed at how quickly the technology is developing. It is clear to him now that AI is going to have a profound impact on game development. Ludo has over 8,000 developers using it. And we are seeing a Cambrian explosion of companies in this category.

"It's certainly an exciting time here," Pigott said. “We've been head over heels, just with the models that were then released over the last 18 months and started with GPT-2. The pace of innovation for AI is staggering. We've had people in this field for 15 years and they've never seen the number of papers that are published, not just by the Googles of the world or the OpenAIs, but also by individuals or small businesses." Event

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Companies appearing include Midjourney, AI Dungeon, Stable Diffusion, GPT-3, DALL-E, Kaedim 3D, Hypothetic, Mirage and many more. James Gwertzman of Andreessen Horowitz recently wrote about generative AI for games and he named a bunch of companies in the games, graphics, characters and audio categories.

Executives from Promethean AI, Accenture, GGWP and Inworld AI spoke at our recent GamesBeat Summit Next 2022 event about the impact of AI in games. Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, recently told me that generative AI would be a key tool for developers to create the massive amount of assets needed for the metaverse.

"The demands of the gaming industry have changed, making the environment more competitive than ever, and we as a team have adapted to those demands", P...