Last month, video game performer union ended a nearly yearlong strike, agreeing on a tentative agreement on "guardrails" against the use of artificial intelligence. The industry has been in disarray, with game publishers chomping at the bit to start harnessing the power of the tech to replace the jobs of voice actors and writers. And it's not just scripts generated by an algorithm. In the not so distant future, gamers could be interacting with AI-powered agents, setting a new precedent for levels of immersion. As the New York Times reports, we've already seen glimpses of what such a future could […]