8 ms·

Microsoft's AI will be inside Minecraft, and other Xbox, PC games

20 points by blibble 2y ago

pmlnr 2y ago
Why? To waste resources and electricity? This is Blockchain mania all over again.
- ribosometronome 2y ago
  Optimizing our workload the impress the stock purchasing bots that like seeing AI in press releases.
- spacemanspiff01 2y ago
  Maybe as a prototype? It's pretty low risk, worst case scenario they screw up some things on Minecraft and it's stupid.(Assuming it does not go off the reservation ala Sydney) I could imagine using it as a source of training/experience on how to practically create a help bot without having to worry about anything that actually matters. Since it is a video game they can also probably put in a lot of analytics on whether they are useful (did you follow the directions to make the diamond sword) My thoughts process is that this is all less than 2 years since chatgpt hit, and while a bunch of people can see the edges of practical use cases, people are still trying to figure out how to productionize things. Long term I integration with office/complex programs would be amazing, imagine being able to ask in natural language to fix the formatting in a particular way without having to spend 15 minutes looking it up. (Thinking back to when I originally did my resume formatting)
- everdrive 2y ago
  CIOs don't have strategy. They just notice what other companies are doing and scramble not to be left behind of new tech, whether that makes sense or not.
tetris11 2y ago
Opt-in. Please let it be opt-in
- LtWorf 2y ago
  at most it will be opt out.
JamesLeonis 2y ago
> Players will be able to use natural language to ask questions like "How do I craft a sword?" and the Copilot will search your chests and inventories for the necessary materials, or guide you to them if you don't have them. It will also explain how to craft the item, and so on, eliminating the need to alt tab and read a website for Minecraft guides "Inside" as in "LLM search engine for game tips" We're over a year into the AI hype, and this is the practical application? A game-adjacent search engine? The next AI Winter is going to give us all frostbite.
- add-sub-mul-div 2y ago
  I don't think you need to worry about this being "the" application, it's being shoved down our throats everywhere.
  - animex 2y ago
    We are the application.
- tmpz22 2y ago
  It takes a long time to educate the general population and I think we're JUST getting to the point where people are distinguishing between AI and LLMs. Thankfully this process is sped up by the current crop of executives shoving it into every nook and cranny available.
- falcor84 2y ago
  I'm not into Minecraft, but would absolutely love having something like this in Factorio, or better yet in Blender.
  - keyringlight 2y ago
    While I doubt you can cover all eventualities additions like this would indicate to me that there's room to improve in how you present information or teach the player within the game itself. I find it hard to believe an AI response will provide the best experience, and the wikis presence indicates most 'figure it out yourself' seems to have gone by the wayside for many players already so why not cut to the chase and have a straightforward crafting menu (and maybe a 'mystery mode' that leaves you to figure it out if you want to). On a larger scale, it also seems to demonstrate the different motivations in playing, or the destination versus the journey. For me part of the reason I'd play Factorio is engaging with problem solving assuming the relevant breadcrumbs are there to follow or puzzle pieces to assemble. Following distinct instructions to goals is a different experience that I'd look to other games to provide.
Filligree 2y ago
"How do I build a sorting system for unstackable items?"
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boomboomsubban 2y ago
A nice idea to make it easier to navigate your way through the gane, but by basically baking in user made strategy guides they can make even more unexplained game mechanics as well as further encourage players into cookie cutter play methods.
data-ottawa 2y ago
The question of model collapse is interesting. They suggest that AI will eat the game faq publishers, and it will because it will consume all their traffic, but there’s no end of Reddit users posting this data for free. I don’t see this leading to model collapse, but I do see this moving content behind subscription walls. Seems like a value opportunity for Reddit and Microsoft, and a death knell to independent publishers.
- beretguy 2y ago
  People need to start make posts using ai. Maybe create browser extension that will autogenerate reply.

20 points by blibble 2y ago

pmlnr 2y ago

Why? To waste resources and electricity? This is Blockchain mania all over again.

ribosometronome 2y ago
Optimizing our workload the impress the stock purchasing bots that like seeing AI in press releases.
spacemanspiff01 2y ago
Maybe as a prototype? It's pretty low risk, worst case scenario they screw up some things on Minecraft and it's stupid.(Assuming it does not go off the reservation ala Sydney) I could imagine using it as a source of training/experience on how to practically create a help bot without having to worry about anything that actually matters. Since it is a video game they can also probably put in a lot of analytics on whether they are useful (did you follow the directions to make the diamond sword) My thoughts process is that this is all less than 2 years since chatgpt hit, and while a bunch of people can see the edges of practical use cases, people are still trying to figure out how to productionize things. Long term I integration with office/complex programs would be amazing, imagine being able to ask in natural language to fix the formatting in a particular way without having to spend 15 minutes looking it up. (Thinking back to when I originally did my resume formatting)
everdrive 2y ago
CIOs don't have strategy. They just notice what other companies are doing and scramble not to be left behind of new tech, whether that makes sense or not.

tetris11 2y ago

Opt-in. Please let it be opt-in

LtWorf 2y ago
at most it will be opt out.

JamesLeonis 2y ago

> Players will be able to use natural language to ask questions like "How do I craft a sword?" and the Copilot will search your chests and inventories for the necessary materials, or guide you to them if you don't have them. It will also explain how to craft the item, and so on, eliminating the need to alt tab and read a website for Minecraft guides "Inside" as in "LLM search engine for game tips" We're over a year into the AI hype, and this is the practical application? A game-adjacent search engine? The next AI Winter is going to give us all frostbite.

add-sub-mul-div 2y ago
I don't think you need to worry about this being "the" application, it's being shoved down our throats everywhere.
- animex 2y ago
  We are the application.
tmpz22 2y ago
It takes a long time to educate the general population and I think we're JUST getting to the point where people are distinguishing between AI and LLMs. Thankfully this process is sped up by the current crop of executives shoving it into every nook and cranny available.
falcor84 2y ago
I'm not into Minecraft, but would absolutely love having something like this in Factorio, or better yet in Blender.
- keyringlight 2y ago
  While I doubt you can cover all eventualities additions like this would indicate to me that there's room to improve in how you present information or teach the player within the game itself. I find it hard to believe an AI response will provide the best experience, and the wikis presence indicates most 'figure it out yourself' seems to have gone by the wayside for many players already so why not cut to the chase and have a straightforward crafting menu (and maybe a 'mystery mode' that leaves you to figure it out if you want to). On a larger scale, it also seems to demonstrate the different motivations in playing, or the destination versus the journey. For me part of the reason I'd play Factorio is engaging with problem solving assuming the relevant breadcrumbs are there to follow or puzzle pieces to assemble. Following distinct instructions to goals is a different experience that I'd look to other games to provide.

Filligree 2y ago

"How do I build a sorting system for unstackable items?"

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[deleted]

boomboomsubban 2y ago

A nice idea to make it easier to navigate your way through the gane, but by basically baking in user made strategy guides they can make even more unexplained game mechanics as well as further encourage players into cookie cutter play methods.

data-ottawa 2y ago

The question of model collapse is interesting. They suggest that AI will eat the game faq publishers, and it will because it will consume all their traffic, but there’s no end of Reddit users posting this data for free. I don’t see this leading to model collapse, but I do see this moving content behind subscription walls. Seems like a value opportunity for Reddit and Microsoft, and a death knell to independent publishers.

beretguy 2y ago
People need to start make posts using ai. Maybe create browser extension that will autogenerate reply.