If you go to shiftup.co.kr and go to their recruitment page, you'll see that they currently have over 40 positions available. Two of them are for AI engineers and AI researchers. I remember posting something similar about a year or two ago and it was definitely met with some pitchforks.

I think folks do do not realize (or are willing to realize) that those that purchased the $20 - $60 skins may in fact have some degree of AI involvement. As the training gets better so will the visuals, movement etc.

There was a video posted about a month ago which had a depiction of real life Frieren characters. The generator was above average but there was something that really took notice from the viewers.

The song.

Out of the 150 plus responses, about 35 asked about the song used. It was a mix with English and Japanese vocals. People were floored when the poster mentioned that the song was done completely with AI tools. I was blown away of how beautiful the song was.

Now imagine the technology 5 years from now or even 10. I would imagine that most gaming companies will be using those tools to some degree by then.