Developer of GTA 5 mod that lets you chat to AI NPCs says it’s been removed by Take-Two

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A week after Rockstar approved mods from Grand Theft Auto Online's roleplaying community, Take-Two has removed a mod for Grand Theft Auto V that featured AI-generated dialogue. 

Take-Two is targetting the modding community yet again, this time reportedly shutting down a Grand Theft Auto 5 mod that adds AI voice-acting to NPCs. The modder has hit back, saying this action was taken with no explanation, and even attacking Rockstar over its recent remakes and re-releases.

Take-Two has enforced a shutdown of a Grand Theft Auto 5 mod relying on generative AI, its creator has claimed.

A single GTA 5 mod has rekindled the age-old shouting match about the precise legality and contribution of videogame mods, in the eyes of developers, publishers and players - while also threatening to trigger fresh debate on the use of large language models, aka AI, in game development. The mod in question, "AI Powered GTA V: Story Mode with AI NPCs" sees you investigating a cult of weirdo AI worshippers, with characters capable of real-time AI-generated dialogue. It's now been struck from several sites by GTA 5 publisher Take-Two Interactive.

Earlier this month, we covered a new GTA V mod crafted with Inworld AI's Character Engine by modder Bloc. That mod added a whole new storyline to Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto V, though its defining feature was the support for completely unscripted conversation with non-player characters (NPCs). It wasn't Bloc's first attempt at injecting generative AI technology in a game, as he previously did it with Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.