Distill Small Models per NPC Instead of Using Giant LLMs for Game Characters

Quintin Pope argues that game NPCs should be powered by distilled small models trained on role-specific data rather than GPT-class LLMs, cutting costs while keeping realistic player interactions.

2026-10-15 ~ 2026-10-15 · 2 related posts

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