Pocket's AI made my game ideas real. Now Meta controls the results.

Meta's new app, Pocket, allows users to create interactive games using AI prompts, but the content remains trapped within Meta's platform. The author critiques the lack of portability for these AI-generated creations.
Why it matters
This highlights the growing trend of 'walled garden' AI ecosystems that prioritize platform engagement over user ownership and interoperability.
Is this just a game to you? Pocket’s AI made my game ideas real. Now Meta controls the results. Interactive mobile “gizmos” are easy to make, hard to share outside Meta’s platform.
The article provides a critical analysis of a product's limitations, which is standard for tech journalism.
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