Why AI Can't Replace Critics
“Don’t give me your opinion, just tell me if this game is good or not.” I wish I were making that quote up or that the person who wrote it in the comments of a review was being satirical, but unless they were extremely dedicated to the bit I fear it was a genuine request from someone who doesn’t understand that reviews are, by definition, opinions. And that’s not an uncommon misconception: a lot of people believe that when they disagree with a critic’s opinion it must be because that critic isn’t being “objective,” which they take to mean evaluating it without any emotion or personal preferences factored in – which is of course impossible for a human being to do, as the entire point of any form of art is to inspire an emotional reaction in people who experience it.
