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Director, AI and Games

Dr. Tommy Thompson is the founder and director of ‘AI and Games’; consulting with games studios on how to utilise AI in their projects.

A former AI researcher and university lecturer in game development, Tommy has become a trusted voice in the game AI community acting as a public speaker and industry advocate. His company is largely known for the successful YouTube series ‘AI and Games’ that began in 2014, plus a weekly newsletter read by thousands of industry professionals. Having been involved in organising events on game AI for several years – including sitting on the advisory board of the Game AI Summit for the Game Developers Conference (GDC) – Tommy co-founded Game AI Events CIC in 2024. This non-profit organisation organises networking events for game AI professionals, with their flagship event, the AI and Games Conference, based in London.