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Peridot uses Gen AI to make its virtual beasties more lifelike

  • Posted byby Rachel Kaser
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Niantic announced today that it’s making an update to its mobile title, Peridot that will supposedly give its virtual pets, the Dots, more life.

Using generative AI, Dots can more realistically interact with real-world objects with their augmented space, which Niantic says will make them behave more like real-life pets. Niantic also claims it to be one of the first AR games to use generative AI at scale.

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Rachel Kaser

Rachel Kaser is a gaming and technology writer for from Dallas, Texas. She's been in the games industry since 2013, writing for various publications, and currently covers news for GamesBeat. Her favorite game is Bayonetta.