playingwithinference

Playing With Inference

A podcast focused on the intersection of Generative AI and Games, trying to move past the hype and noise and talk with folks building in the space about real lessons learned and the current state of things.

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playingwithinference

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Latest episode

Dec 17, 2025

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Episodes

Ep 5: On-device Inference in Games Video 27.05.2025

In this episode we talk with Piero Molino of Studio Atelico about his research and work in fine-tuning, quantization of models, and moving towards a future where inference happens on-device in real time at game-latency speeds. He also shares his perspective of coming into games from a ML background and what he's learned along the way.   New episodes of Playing With Inference go up every Tuesday. J...

Ep 5: On-device Inference in Games (AUDIO ONLY) 27.05.2025

This is the Audio Only version of this episode.   In this episode we talk with Piero Molino of Studio Atelico about his research and work in fine-tuning, quantization of models, and moving towards a future where inference happens on-device in real time at game-latency speeds. He also shares his perspective of coming into games from a ML background and what he's learned along the way.   New episode...

Ep 4: Playful Creation Video 20.05.2025

In this episode we talk with Andy Mauro of Storycraft about how Generative AI enables a new pattern for games. Playful Creation is a way that many folks have described interacting with GenAI, and we look at that context in games -- where it works, where it creates friction, and how this could be a great new kind of game for players moving forward. New episodes of Playing With Inference go up every...

Ep 4: Playful Creation (AUDIO ONLY) 20.05.2025

In this episode we talk with Andy Mauro of Storycraft about how Generative AI enables a new pattern for games. Playful Creation is a way that many folks have described interacting with GenAI, and we look at that context in games -- where it works, where it creates friction, and how this could be a great new kind of game for players moving forward. New episodes of Playing With Inference go up every...

Ep 3: Bridging GenAI & Game Engineering Techniques Video 13.05.2025

Ep 3: Bridging GenAI & Game Engineering Techniques In this episode we talk with Timothy Johnson of Little Umbrella (makers of Death by AI) about how Generative AI and Game engineering disciplines interact with each other to create a complex problem set. New episodes of Playing With Inference go up every Tuesday. Join our discord: https://buff.ly/1snI95H 

Ep 3: Bridging GenAI & Game Engineering Techniques (AUDIO ONLY) 13.05.2025

In this episode we talk with Timothy Johnson of Little Umbrella (makers of Death by AI) about how Generative AI and Game engineering disciplines interact with each other to create a complex problem set.   New episodes of Playing With Inference go up every Tuesday. Join our discord: https://buff.ly/1snI95H 

Ep 1: Current State of Gen AI in Games with Nabeel Hyatt Video 06.05.2025

This episode: The crew is joined by Nabeel Hyatt of Spark Capital to talk about what they saw at GDC, as well as their reflections on what is the current state of GenAI in Games (and why).   Playing With Inference is a new podcast tackling the intersection of generative AI and games. We are talking with folks who are actively building and exploring in the space to get past the hype and noise and l...

Ep 2: GenAI and Dynamic Narratives (AUDIO ONLY) 06.05.2025

This Episode: The crew is joined by Nick Walton of Latitude , makers of AI Dungeon, to talk about why the idea of D&D run by LLMs is so ubiquitous, what we've learned about actually implementing that, and what player (and developer) value is there.   Playing With Inference is a new podcast tackling the intersection of generative AI and games. We are talking with folks who are actively building...

Ep 2: GenAI and Dynamic Narratives Video 06.05.2025

This Episode: The crew is joined by Nick Walton of Latitude , makers of AI Dungeon, to talk about why the idea of D&D run by LLMs is so ubiquitous, what we've learned about actually implementing that, and what player (and developer) value is there.   Playing With Inference is a new podcast tackling the intersection of generative AI and games. We are talking with folks who are actively building...

(AUDIO ONLY) Ep 1: Current State of GenAI in Games with Nabeel Hyatt 29.04.2025

This episode: The crew is joined by Nabeel Hyatt of Spark Capital to talk about what they saw at GDC, as well as their reflections on what is the current state of GenAI in Games (and why).   Playing With Inference is a new podcast tackling the intersection of generative AI and games. We are talking with folks who are actively building and exploring in the space to get past the hype and noise and l...

(AUDIO ONLY) Ep 0: What is this podcast? 27.04.2025

This episode: We cover what this podcast is, who the hosts are, and basic information for the upcoming season! This is the ever-green intro to the podcast if you're curious what this show is all about.   Playing With Inference is a new podcast tackling the intersection of generative AI and games. We are talking with folks who are actively building and exploring in the space to get past the hype an...

Ep 0: What Is This Podcast? Video 22.04.2025

In our evergreen introductory episode, we explain what this podcast is and why we're doing it. We also introduce the common hosts to the show. This is always the best place to start listening!

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