I think it will happen. Multiplayer video games already match people with bots that are presented as if they were human players, and 99.9% of players don’t care. As long as a game makes you feel like you’re playing against other humans, most people consider that good enough. Similarly, as long as a bot on Instagram or Twitter feels human enough to be enjoyable to interact with, users won’t care that they aren’t actually human.
It depends much on the game, environment, people involved.
Npc ai has come a far way and the thrill of playing live with people is a real competition. And its only just started to get good enough to intimidate social/emotional behavior.
massive realistic single player historic events, like battlefields - yay
the social aspect of social media and online comments - nah
front and helpdesk assistants, maybe even a certified therapist ai - yea
I think it will happen. Multiplayer video games already match people with bots that are presented as if they were human players, and 99.9% of players don’t care. As long as a game makes you feel like you’re playing against other humans, most people consider that good enough. Similarly, as long as a bot on Instagram or Twitter feels human enough to be enjoyable to interact with, users won’t care that they aren’t actually human.
It depends much on the game, environment, people involved.
Npc ai has come a far way and the thrill of playing live with people is a real competition. And its only just started to get good enough to intimidate social/emotional behavior.
massive realistic single player historic events, like battlefields - yay
the social aspect of social media and online comments - nah
front and helpdesk assistants, maybe even a certified therapist ai - yea
friends/family - cant
AKA Single Player mode.