miHoYo is diving into AI with a big investment to boost game development. Their new project, BSide: Olivia Lin, features Lin Li, a chatbot who can play piano, reply to player letters, and weave personal stories into the game. For now, it's only available on Steam in China, but it shows miHoYo's goal to mix AI into future games like Petit Planet and the upcoming MMO Genesis. They're also looking for artists skilled in generative AI. What do you think about AI chatbots in games?

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