EA Partners With Company Behind Stable Diffusion To Make Games With AI

Electronic Arts (EA) has partnered with Stability AI, creator of Stable Diffusion, to co-develop generative AI tools aimed at accelerating game development. 'I use the term smarter paintbrushes,' Steve Kestell, Head of Technical Art for EA SPORTS said in the announcement. 'We are giving our creatives the tools to express what they want.' Engadget reports: To start, the 'smarter paintbrushes' EA and Stability AI are building are concentrated on generating textures and in-game assets. EA hopes to create 'Physically Based Rendering materials' with new tools 'that generate 2D textures that maintain exact color and light accuracy across any environment.' The company also describes using AI to 'pre-visualize entire 3D environments from a series of intentional prompts, allowing artists to creatively direct the generation of game content.'

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