'The dream of the tech industry is to sell off your company at an overinflated price and retire,' says actor behind Baldur's Gate 3's Karlach, 'And I feel that's being done with game studios right now'

In a recent interview with Edge magazine (spotted via GamesRadar), actor Samantha Béart⁠—most famous for their performance as Karlach in Baldur's Gate 3⁠—gave their assessment of the push for AI-generated performances and other assets in games, and the motivation behind it.

"Essentially, [CEOs pushing AI] just want to save money," said Béart. "In the long term, it'll destroy their reputation, their company, everything." Unsurprisingly, their opinion of AI in games hasn't improved since they...