Conference „AI Utopia and Dystopia“

As the spearhead of technological development and pop culture trends, digital gaming culture makes many developments relating to artificial intelligence (AI) visible in a special way – in its creative processes, its gaming experiences and the stories it tells.

The use of AI allows for greater efficiency, personalization and variability at many levels of game development. Artificial intelligence can use procedural algorithms to automatically generate game worlds, levels and content. To provide a challenging and immersive gaming experience, AI-controlled enemies can adapt to the player’s behavior. Generative algorithms can help in the creation of stories and non-linear storylines. AI can be used to automatically test games, identify bugs and improve overall quality. It can analyze players’ behavior to gain insights into their preferences, difficulties and play styles. Last but not least, AI can endow characters with realistic-looking emotions and behaviors to create a deeper emotional connection between the player and the game world, especially in combination with virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR).

AI is changing our view of reality, accelerating or replacing creative processes and posing major challenges for society. For example, the processing of large amounts of data by AI systems raises questions regarding the protection of personal rights and copyrights. Algorithms can generate discriminatory results due to biases in the training data. In the creative industries in particular, the increased use of AI will lead to job insecurity and increase social inequalities.

AI is changing our view of reality, accelerating or replacing creative processes and posing major challenges for society. For example, the processing of large amounts of data by AI systems raises questions regarding the protection of personal rights and copyrights. Algorithms can generate discriminatory results due to biases in the training data. In the creative industries in particular, the increased use of AI will lead to job insecurity and increase social inequalities.

On November 14, 2024, the Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur in cooperation with Games Ground invites you to the conference “AI Utopia and Dystopia: How Artificial Intelligence and Games Are Shaping Futures” from 10:00 to 18:00. The event aims to explore the potential opportunities and challenges of the use of artificial intelligence, both in the games sector and in society as a whole. The event will take place on the Ex-Machina Stage of the Games Ground Festival at the Alte Münze in Berlin. The program in English language will deal with the use of AI in games development as well as with the stories that games tell about AI utopias and dystopias. In addition to lectures and panels, the audience can expect Let’s Plays that will be commented on by experts from fields such as politics, game development, science and civil society.

The one-day conference is sponsored by Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg.

Games Ground visitors can attend the conference with their festival ticket. The foundation is also offering free solidarity tickets. Further details on the solidarity tickets and the program will follow shortly on this website.