
AI-Driven Game is Costly
⊲ IGN ⊳ Independent developer Easy Fox has taken out a bank loan to keep its AI-powered driving game demo, Teach My Little Sister How to Drive, running after player numbers increased more than twentyfold. The game uses Google Gemini and ChatGPT to power a Non-Player Character (NPC), generating operating costs of approximately $1,000 daily. The four-person studio may close the demo early and is exploring locally hosted AI models to reduce expenses. Future pricing will incorporate expected AI usage rather than charging players separately.
◂ Training providers eyeing NPCs powered by Gemini and ChatGPT should note that scaling to thousands of learners brings running costs scripted simulations never carried. ▸
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