AI can’t make good video game worlds yet, and it might never be able to
Published: (February 15, 2026 at 08:00 AM EST)
1 min read
Source: The Verge
Source: The Verge
How it started
Long before the generative AI explosion, video game developers made games that could generate their own worlds. Think of titles like Minecraft or even the original 1980 Rogue, which gave rise to the term “roguelike.” These games—and many others—create worlds on the fly using a set of rules and parameters. Human developers painstakingly work to make …