What the F**k is Happening??

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Obviously DLSS 5 has gotten a TON of attention deservedly so, but it has really got me thinking... does Nvidia _really_ want to AI generate the entire game? That just doesn't sound like a great way to go and they aren't stupid. So what is their plan? What does DLSS 5 look like in the future? They have shown a lot of tech off in the past that I have some theories of how it could tie together now.

Other research to use ML in games: https://arxiv.org/html/2508.08826v1
https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/3680528.3687680


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Joe Rogan: https://youtu.be/3hptKYix4X8?si=6FD6TmxcUTLVIsTz
Two Minute Papers: https://youtu.be/mECv52eSjBo?si=qW6TgQT9ZhaPo2MF
Google: https://youtu.be/YxkGdX4WIBE?si=OGA_61DOCZdcV_K_
DF: https://youtu.be/4ZlwTtgbgVA?si=rVKvrDwqcQrMShAS
https://youtu.be/SlRpJ553RzE?si=HckiCrOrEySf_6vp
https://youtu.be/jC98WaHzd4I?si=XJmzDn_E3Y-q-mEe
https://youtu.be/_SpSLPHvHAs?si=EHqffeFrGlmwT91W
Daniel Owen: https://youtu.be/D0EM1vKt36s?si=6PPNbPOCZmcThmcU


https://research.nvidia.com/publication/2017-02_real-time-global-illumination-using-precomputed-light-field-probes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shader
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/forums/geforce-graphics-cards/5/583738/dlss-5-faq/
https://deepmind.google/models/genie/
https://wccftech.com/playstation-architect-confirms-fsr-redstone-frame-generation/
https://www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2025/10/mark-cerny-talks-project-amethyst-future-sony-hardware-you-have-indeed-spotted-the-win
https://developer.nvidia.com/ace-for-games
https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-rtx-neural-rendering-introduces-next-era-of-ai-powered-graphics-innovation/
https://www.techradar.com/computing/memory/larian-studios-ceo-says-ram-crisis-will-affect-game-development-but-i-think-its-actually-a-blessing-in-disguise
https://research.nvidia.com/labs/rtr/neural_texture_compression/
https://research.nvidia.com/labs/rtr/neural_texture_compression/assets/Results/results.html
https://research.nvidia.com/labs/rtr/neural_texture_compression/assets/Results/results.html
https://research.nvidia.com/labs/rtr/neural_appearance_models/
https://research.nvidia.com/labs/rtr/neural_appearance_models/imageviewer/figures/networksize_stage/index.html




0:00- the switch up
3:00- Not going anywhere
5:53- the brightside
6:53- neural texture compression
8:13- performance concerns
11:08- neural materials
13:10- no more anti-aliasing??? this is weird
15:57- the biggest geometry
16:32- The Elephant
17:58- other people are putting AI into games, but better?
20:52- Their plan