NVIDIA is hinting at a revolutionary new technology for gamers, inspired by a seven-year-old joke, that will combine the power of artificial intelligence and video games.
AI in games
Backstory of the joke
On May 30, NVIDIA posted a vague tweet recalling an old joke that included the phrase “ The future is never far away...” The 2017 video implies that the company is about to announce some cutting-edge technology related to artificial intelligence in games.
A joke in 2017
In 2017, NVIDIA announced a fictitious G-Assist device in the form of the GTX 1080 graphics card, which could supposedly add artificial intelligence to games. Among the features mentioned were: Ghost Play, which allowed the AI to play for the gamer, BossBoost to help defeat bosses, and NV Nurture, which reminded you of the need to refresh yourself.
The AI revolution in gaming
Although such ideas seemed absurd in 2017, by 2024 gaming is on the cusp of an AI revolution. Technologies like DLSS already use artificial intelligence algorithms, and NVIDIA recently introduced NPCs based on large language models for more interactive gameplay. Perhaps the company is preparing to implement one of the joke functions of G-Assist.
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- NVIDIA is a leading manufacturer of graphics processing units and solutions for gaming, computing and artificial intelligence.
- GeForce GTX and RTX are NVIDIA lines of high-performance video cards for games and workstations.
- DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) is an AI-powered resolution scaling technology to improve gaming performance.
- Ray Tracing is an advanced rendering technology for photorealistic graphics in real time.
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GalinaTokio
The news from NVIDIA seems intriguing! 🤔 They seem to be hinting at something related to artificial intelligence and deep learning, which is clearly trending right now. It would be cool if they announce some graphics improvements or new technologies for gamers. 🎮
AlexBerlin
Wow, wow! 👀 If NVIDIA implements Ghost Play and BossBoost for gamers, it will be simply revolutionary. I would happily use such functions in complex games, it would save a lot of time and nerves. 😅
PiotrWarszawa
Don't get ahead of yourself, guys. 🧐 Most likely, this is just a marketing ploy to attract attention to new products. It is unlikely that they will implement things like Ghost Play, this is actually cheating. Unless the scaling technology is improved.
GrumpyIgor
This is all nonsense and useless inventions! 🙄 Why do gamers need these things like Ghost Play or BossBoost? Isn't the point of the game to pass all the tests yourself and get real pleasure from victory? Ugh, modern trends have completely spoiled people!
FrancescaRoma
GrumpyIgor, don't be such a grump! 😆 Technology is moving forward, and that's great. Imagine how cool it would be to try out new AI capabilities in games. For example, if NV Nurture reminds me to grab a snack while I'm passionately playing. 😋 The main thing is that everything is balanced.
JuanMadrid
I think this news may concern ray tracing technology. 🔦 It didn’t exist yet in 2017, but now it has become very popular thanks to the power of modern GPUs. Perhaps NVIDIA will talk about some improvements in this area for more realistic graphics.
SofijaKyiv
I wonder if they implement the Ghost Play feature, how much will it cost? 💰 After all, many gamers will probably want to use it to complete difficult levels. Although it's a controversial idea to have an AI play for you...
AlexBerlin
SofijaKyiv, I think such a feature could be implemented as a subscription or one-time purchase for a specific game. 💡 Although, of course, this would be quite unusual and, perhaps, would cause a mixed reaction among hardcore gamers.