AI is expanding what game developers can afford to attempt. The opportunities fall along two dimensions: whether AI is helping with an existing game or a new one, and whether its main contribution is lower cost or new possibilities. Indie devs can now do more with lean teams, toolmakers can decompile and modify existing games, and studios can take riskier bets on original IP and experimental genres. Some of gaming's biggest franchises began with someone tinkering with an existing game. AI gives more people a place to start. Full piece from a16z's Elena Burger, Anish Acharya, and Jon Lai: http://a16z.news/p/gamings-next-origin-stories