MMO hype has cooled since the aughts, but the games still cater to sizable, committed audiences that have helped launch powerful franchises such as 'World of Warcraft,' 'Guild Wars 2,' and 'Path of Exile.' These communities even have built-in game cultures and economies complex enough to spawn a litany of academic research.īut these worlds are hounded by a growing problem: bots. In massively multiplayer online role-playing games, millions of people meet up to explore, compete, and collaborate in expansive virtual universes.
But there is one place where AI is already starting to shape people's experiences in noticeable ways: online games. Most of the furious speculation on how artificial intelligence will shape our lives is far off possibilities - humanity-destroying pitfalls or world-altering solutions that will take years to manifest. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
