They patented a very specific algorithm for a very specific kind of game. You can still do knock-offs of the system in the same way you can make RTS games without asking Blizzard's permission or platformers without asking Nintendo's.

I would suspect that SoM's system is complex enough that nobody's been eager to try and replicate it. But they high level concept of randomized enemy generation isn't something you can patent. Neither is randomizing story elements between NPCs.

I love that patent. Whoever made it was really trolling.

As someone who does have a cognitive disability, there is a genuine difference between augmented input/level skip vs. what is effectively an integrated TAS.

Mario Kart 8 is a good example of accessibility that still empowers the player, as the player still needs to hold an input and retains control of the character - it's just that massive errors that would result in loss (IE: falling off the track) are prevented by corrective steering taking control.

An automated TAS gives no empowerment to the player - it's no different that running a lengthy macro script. If I wanted to watch the characters have an adventure without my ability to have influence in the journey, I'd just watch a movie instead.

Ai is not, and cannot be considered an accessibility feature. If anything it'll just stifle any genuine attempts to create something accessible because why bother trying to make the game fun for everyone when the ai can just play the game for you when you're stuck

Game playing is not LLM. They're game-specific reinforcement learning models. It's not easy, but definitely doable with existing tech. Sony's GT Sophy is a good demonstration on what they're capable of.