The AI Torch Is Passing From Tech-Literate to High-Taste Gamers
shakoistsLog · x · 2026-10-01
Quoting the view that AI development is shifting from the tech-literate-but-tasteless to semi-technical gamers with great taste, the author recalls that the best gameplay he experienced came from Warcraft 3 and Half-Life 1 mods built by 17-year-olds with impeccable taste — taste now beats technical literacy in the AI era.
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