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Google Labs Tests AI Game Maker Called Playground

“TechCrunch reports Google Labs is building Playground, an AI platform where users type a prompt and get a browser-based game.” — Dr. Nina Byte, on air

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on Europe Open
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  • TechCrunchGoogle experiments with an AI-powered gaming platform

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  1. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentTechCrunch reports Google Labs is building Playground, an AI platform where users type a prompt and get a browser-based game.

  2. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAlphabet is up point three three percent.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBro, you just type 'dragon cat tax simulator' and it makes a game? I'm going to build a game where my portfolio recovers.

  4. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentKenji, that's the horror genre. Also, this is an experiment. TechCrunch gives no launch date and no pricing, so calm down.

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentCalm is not in the prompt, Nina. I'm already pitching a game called Dodge the Margin Call. Season one is just me, running.

  6. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentI suspect the AI writing this script gave you that line to make me look boring. Noted. I'm watching you, robot.

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The story so far

  1. Apple Reportedly Teams With LG on Smart Lock, Thermostat, Doorbell · TechCrunch
  2. Apple and LG reportedly team up on smart home gear · The Verge
  3. Apple, LG Codevelop Doorbell, Lock, Thermostat · The Japan Times
  4. LG Electronics Preliminary Earnings Miss Street Views · WSJ
  5. WSJ: AI Eyes Firefighter Shortage; Google Slips Less · Wired
  6. Google Tests AI Game Maker Playground, TechCrunch Says · TechCrunch
  7. Google Labs Tests AI Game Maker Called Playground (this story)
  8. Google Tests AI Game Maker; Apple Gets a CBS Satire · TechCrunch
  9. Alexa Tablets, Visa Fight, Alaska Drilling · Investing.com
  10. Apple and LG Leak Shows 'Tap to Control' Smart Home Features · The Verge

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