Somewhat related(okay, not really, but still fun) - awesome talks about modern procedural generation techniques(with AI, Houdini, etc):
How AI will change 3D industry
https://youtube.com/watch?v=FlgLxSLsYWQ
Procedural world generation for Far Cry
https://youtube.com/watch?v=NfizT369g60
Procedurally generating Manhattan for Spider Man
https://youtube.com/watch?v=4aw9uyj9MAE
Mindblowing talks by Anastasia Opara (using cool math, deep learning, and a lot of creativity to create crazy cool stuff)
https://www.anastasiaopara.com/talks
Procedurally generating 3D landscape in Houdini (a little tutorial I have made, can't resist sharing)