Roblox already has dumb AI options with specific mini-games, and increased bot support could help create new innovative games. The games platform had over 43 million daily active users as of Q2 2021.

Its AI tools do seem genuinely useful; I’ve always wanted to make a video game, even though I don’t know how, and the Roblox Assistant seems like something that could at least help me get started.

A research firm shorts Roblox because the game company is allegedly misleading investors, lying about user numbers, and facilitating illicit behavior with minors. Roblox denies the accusations.