General Discussion

Tech investor declares 'AI games are going to be amazing,' posts an AI-generated 'demo' of a god-awful shooter as proof

By Lincoln Carpenter published October 24, 2025


On an almost daily basis, a terminally tech-brained individual insists that AI will determine the future of human creativity if we simply believe hard enough. Today, that soothsayer is Matt Shumer, an investor who offered a demonstration of his vision for AI's videogame development potential—and was quickly blasted for it, because the vision sucks to look at.

Shumer—CEO of HyperWrite, a company offering cutting edge AI tools like "Team Member Praise Generator" and "AI Sympathy Message Generator by HyperWrite for Heartfelt Cards"—posted a video on X yesterday with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing." Judging from the boastful " (sound on)," he seemed convinced the video would illustrate the inevitability of our magnificent AI future.

In actuality, what he uploaded was an embarrassingly incoherent AI-generated mockup of imitation shooter gameplay that feels like it could trigger new and exciting forms of psychosis if you watch it long enough. It's a moving kaleidoscope of AI sludge that's only amazing in how clearly it communicates that AI's biggest pushers are operating with a different set of standards.

-snip-

"They're not finished products… they're glimpses of what's coming," Shumer said. "Is this an AAA game today? Of course not. Will AI-powered games be incredible in 5 years? Definitely."

-snip-