Former Take-Two AI Chief Warns AI Game Cloning Could Lead to More Invasive DRM
The rapid rise of AI-assisted game cloning could force publishers to introduce more restrictive digital rights management (DRM) and increasingly rely on cloud gaming, according to Take-Two Interactive’s former head of artificial intelligence.
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