Microsoft has developed an AI model called the World and Human Action Model (WHAM), aka Muse, which it's using to replace human gamers in video-game development. But is the future of gaming pure AI?

Microsoft has developed an artificial intelligence model of a videogame which can help generate visuals and actions, the company announced on Wednesday.

Microsoft Research has created Muse, a first-of-its-kind generative AI model that can generate a game environment based on visuals or players’ controller actions. It understands a 3D game world and game physics and can react to how players interact with a game.

Microsoft debuted Muse, a generative AI model that can be trained to output video game visuals and predict controller inputs. The company describes the technology as the future of gameplay ideation, not as something to be used in place of human creativity during game development.

Microsoft Corp. unveiled artificial intelligence tools that can create video-game scenes that would normally have to be programmed and animated by a human, a model it built using data collected from Xbox gamers and their controllers.