Key Takeaways
- In 2024, the global AI software market is projected to grow to $126.0 billion, up from $62.7 billion in 2022 (i.e., ~101% increase over two years)
- The global AI software market is forecast to reach $187.3 billion by 2026 (from $62.7 billion in 2022)
- The global AI software market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 28.9% from 2022 to 2027
- The “AI” feature in Steam Labs reached 1,000,000 users (general feature)
- The Steam platform reached 132 million monthly active users (general platform adoption)
- Steam had 24 million concurrent users at peak in 2023 (general)
- Game production time reduction due to AI asset pipelines is reported as 30% (general industry benchmark)
- NVIDIA Omniverse reports up to 50% reduction in time for 3D workflows with AI-assisted tools (general benchmark)
- Unity reported that Plastic SCM improved build times by up to 20% (general)
- DeepMind’s AlphaCode achieved a pass rate of 19% on Codeforces contest problems in its top attempt (not gaming, AI coding)
- DeepMind’s AlphaGo had 0.0% losing against Ke Jie in 2017 (game-playing benchmark)
- OpenAI’s GPT-4 achieved 85% on certain programming tasks (coding ability)
- Microsoft reported that Xbox used AI/ML to detect cheating and that it banned millions of players (general)
- Discord reduced harmful content by using automated AI moderation and reported millions moderated (general)
- Valve VAC banned accounts count exceeded 1 million by 2018 (historical)
AI market booms as gaming adopts generative tech, AI moderation, personalization, and faster development.
Market Size & Revenue
Market Size & Revenue Interpretation
User Adoption & Engagement
User Adoption & Engagement Interpretation
Content Creation & Pipelines
Content Creation & Pipelines Interpretation
Gameplay, Simulation & NPC Behavior
Gameplay, Simulation & NPC Behavior Interpretation
Safety, Moderation & Anti-Cheating
Safety, Moderation & Anti-Cheating Interpretation
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