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USS Callister: Into Infinity
Season 7 Episode 6
Overall Progress: 80%
✔ Achieved❌ Not yet achieved
The crew of the USS Callister faces new threats in an infinite virtual universe populated by 30 million players.
Fictional Tech/Societal Changes
- 🔹✔Procedural universe generation
- 🔹✔Sentient NPCs
- ☠️✔Toxic gaming culture
How Close Are We?
Infinite procedural worlds exist (No Man's Sky). Generative AI (NVIDIA ACE) creates unscripted NPC dialogue. Most significantly, 'toxic gaming culture' is a fully realized societal issue, with harassment and bullying rampant in online spaces. The only missing piece is true NPC sentience, but the illusion of it is becoming indistinguishable from reality.