What happens when you have worked with AI since you were a kid in gaming? What does it mean to innovate and is AI involved? What does it take to catch a technology wave and ride it?
Formerly with leadership positions in AI at both Zygna and Take-Two Interactive, Dr. Luke Dicken has been on the forefront of leading R&D groups for almost a decade across some of the largest publishers in games, and four degrees in AI to his name prior to this new AI Boom.
In this session, he breaks through the noise of LinkedIn-fueled “thought leadership”, FOMO and skepticism to talk about the nature of innovation - what it is (and often in corporate-land, what it isn’t), and the mechanisms by which studios can harness new technologies to provide interesting perspectives on age-old problems.
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Luke Dicken
SpeakerFormer Head of AI for Take-Two Interactive · Take-Two Interactive
Dr. Luke Dicken was building game AI long before the current hype cycle. With four degrees in AI to his name, his PhD dissertation technically targeted "Simulated Virtual Worlds" because at that time his university wasn't comfortable printing the word "Games" on a doctoral diploma. Over the last 15 years, Luke has helped shape the architecture of modern gaming, spending a decade driving studio innovation at Zynga and most recently serving as the Head of AI for Take-Two Interactive. Alongside his corporate track record, he spent seven years supporting the next generation of industry talent as Chair of the IGDA Foundation. He is currently based in Northern California, where he is researching a state-of-the-art work/life balance framework with his dogs while working on setting up his next venture.
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