Conventional game AI is usually search algorithms for movement (like A*) + finite state machines for behavior. No network calls to LLMs, no machine learning, etc. At the fringes, throw in the odd markov chain for procedural text generation.
Basically AI post 2019 usually means LLM, and they're making the distinction that this is not that.
Basically AI post 2019 usually means LLM, and they're making the distinction that this is not that.