Just when all hope seemed lost after it didn't show up during Summer Game Fest, Crazy Taxi: World Tour was revealed during the Xbox Games Showcase. Fan excitement quickly turned to doubt and disappointment, though, as a disclaimer admitting to AI use during World Tour's development was discovered mere minutes after the trailer debuted.
The statement can be found on the Crazy Taxi: World Tour Steam page. Developers are supposed to disclose whether AI has been used during a game's development, as per Steam's guidelines. Some studios try to avoid it and land themselves in hot water when eventually rumbled, so on the bright side, at least Sega is being up front.
That's little solace to those of us for whom the Crazy Taxi reveal was one of the biggest and best surprises during a week that was loaded with them. "At SEGA Corporation, we utilize generative AI as a support tool for developers, aiming to provide better content to our users and enable developers to focus more on creative tasks. We have used such generative AI support tools during the development of Crazy Taxi: World Tour. No AI was used in reference to the performers in the game," the...
