"Google's at it again, once more insisting that AI is something people need or want more of in their lives. The latest move comes from YouTube Gaming, which announced an open beta for a project called Playables Builder. This allows select YouTube Creators to use a "prototype web app built using Gemini 3" to make bite-sized games, no coding required."
"The premise sounds similar to the Disco and GenTabs projects that Google Labs recently announced. They offer an AI layer to web browsing: provide a natural language input, get an interactive widget that does what you asked for. Despite my skeptical attitude toward AI, I can see those tools having some practical applications for search, where the goal is to aggregate whatever data you're looking for into a manageable, easy-to-read interface."
"A good game takes what might be a simple idea and, with finesse and iteration and skill, transforms it into a genuinely fun experience. It's a cute parlor trick that AI assistants can help people to make stuff without technical knowledge, but there's a reason professional game devs work hard to amass all their know-how. Playables Builder is a peak example of misunderstanding what artificial intelligence is best at."
YouTube Gaming launched an open beta for Playables Builder, a prototype web app built using Gemini 3 that lets select creators make bite-sized games without coding. YouTube previously tested small-scale games on desktop and mobile and added multiplayer to Playables last year. The feature follows Google's broader push to add AI layers across services, similar to Disco and GenTabs, which convert natural-language inputs into interactive web widgets. Those tools can help aggregate search results into manageable interfaces. Games require finesse, iteration, and design skill, and AI-made prototypes risk lacking depth and enjoyment. Professional game developers bring expertise that simple AI tools do not replicate.
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