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As controversies mount, Roblox announces heavy investment in AI and boasts astronomically high daily active users


Roblox is investing heavily in AI to assist users with game development, while also increasing the amount of money they can earn.

Other AI products include text-to-speech and speech-to-text APIs, allowing creators to add dialogue to characters or command NPCs, and real-time voice chat translation (starting with English, Spanish, French, and German). Image credit: Roblox"For years, our users have been doing this off-platform, creating a massive presence with Roblox-related content garnering over 1 trillion video views on YouTube," the company said. It also follows the likes of Twitch, which similarly updated its mobile app with a Discovery Feed of clips- it's clear the dominance of TikTok on social media is impacting many gaming platforms.

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