It’s time to nope the fuck out of the Microsoft ecosystem altogether, if not already
I prefer to not bloat my gaming experience anymore then I have to, and I already get get annoyed when I’m playing on Windows and haven’t completely disabled that said Xbox game bar.
I think my line stops with in game overlays. Steam and most emulators have that, and that’s kinda fine to me (adds to the console feel). I just don’t want AI draining my resources as I’m playing, that’s asinine, and MS doubly so since they’re a redundant layer on top of my overlays.
They can use Gaming Copilot’s Voice Mode to get assistance with in-game tasks, ask it to recommend new games to play, check their achievements or their play history, and more.
“A major step in Xbox’s journey to bring these AI-powered experiences to players is rolling out: Gaming Copilot – which provides recommendations, help, insights and more – is officially coming to Windows PC and Xbox on mobile,” Microsoft said.
OK, so like what? “Jarvis, what’s the solution to this puzzle?” or “Jarvis, how do I complete this quest?”
Like, is it gonna replace looking up guides?
I can see this being useful to achievement hunters instead of having to repeatedly alt-tab to see what’s left, but how often does the typical player look up guides?
And what is the end goal? Essentially turning it into a cheat engine that plays the game for you?
Probably will be pretty useful for disabled gamers. I know a quadriplegic that plays games and this would be a godsend for him.
Bring back clippy have it appear when you’re stuck on something “looks like you’re stuck on this puzzle. Want me to lower the difficulty for you cause you’re bad at this game?”
“Looks like Savage Beastfly is wrecking yo ass. Want me to help you git gud?”
Switched to Linux. Don’t miss windows. Shit like this does not entice me.
I missed the time when AI in games refer just to the NPC’s programming, and Cortana is only a character in Halo.
Reading old game reviews or game development blogs and books where AI was just pathfinding and decision trees is something special.
If the new Marathon makes AI the heroes instead of the villains I’m gonna be so mad.
The Marathon AIs weren’t all bad.
Leela meant well but was completely outclassed.
Durandal had been rampant since before the first game and only reached some degree of stability once he stole that Pfhor ship. He was basically designed to be unstable. While he was certainly an asshole with rather loose morals, he also made sure that Leela could warm humanity about the Pfhor and that his S’pht allies got what they wanted. He’s on the verge of being an antihero.
Tycho… Well, we only saw him after the Pfhor rebuilt him and that version of him is pretty clearly a villain.
Thoth was barely conscious until he merged with Durandal. I can’t say much about him. He is possibly involved with altering the timeline after the W’rkncacnter was released so I’d book him as a good guy.
(I am mad at the new Marathon but for different reasons than the AIs.)
Can‘t wait for this bubble to burst
I mean yes and no. It will be great when it’s not crammed down our throats but also not so great when the economy collapses under the realization that they’ve been investing hundreds of billions of dollars in an industry that will never ROI.
it’s bursting now. within the past few months to a year I’ve made more money switching my focus from freelance/consultion dev work to, essentially, a freelance digital janitor targeting AI. I get clients that desperately need to fix the slop they’ve produced and have me code review it to see how practical that is (9 times out of 10, it isn’t.)
The calls/emails I’m getting from potential new clients are becoming more frequent on a weekly basis. People are panicking. And I know when it finally does finish bursting that it’s going to be hell out there. So since I’m now making more money than ever I’m saving AS MUCH as possible because I hope to come out of this shit on the other side and retire.
To other devs potentially reading this, Get good at code reviewing and start leveraging that. it’s a skill that IS in demand right now and will be for awhile. Just the tech bros on linkedin are unwilling to admit it.
And they said AI wouldn’t boost business. Who’s laughing now, haters?
The whole thing is just embarrassing. Anyone with a bit of understanding knew that the technology comes with huge risks (after all, there is no understanding, just the imitation of it). Billions have been poured into a glorified autocomplete in one of the biggest corporate FOMOs I can remember. Nvidia is (as much as I hate them, rightfully) laughing all the way to the bank. Crypto and now this allow them to practically buy Intel - back when AMD bought Ati, people speculated it’d be Intel buying Nvidia! Granted, Intel did their part too, but Nvidia selling cards that will be completely outdated in two years in unthinkable amounts is wild. And the best part is, except for them, everyone else lost money, like not even OpenAI themselves are making any, and this is with Microsoft subsidizing them. Absolutely insane!
Different industry, but in my graphic design business I’ve had a couple small jobs fixing/finishing logos people tried to make with AI. Sounds like you’re getting a lot more, but I’ve been seeing this too.
Considering the state of the job market, you shouldn’t have any trouble finding help.
Honestly this is the first post I’ve read in days that gives me any specific hope for the future.
Who asked for this? Beyond Microsoft executives who want to justify their paycheck, I mean.
Though really there might be good entertainment value for a few streamers out there. Use it on a niche game or a fairly complex one and laugh at the inevitable hallucinated bullshit as the assistant pretends to know about it.
Edit : just read it was on a “list of supported games”. Booo. Cowards.
These features get built because Microsoft and other tech companies evaluate staff on “AI use” and building AI features.
That means everyone has to build AI shit or get put on a PIP.
Yeah, I am sure that’s what happened too. That’s part of what I called executives justifying their paycheck, because it’s a direct consequence. Make sure everyone below gets in on the program, or get rid of them.
Fantastic, then maybe it has the potential to be very confidently wrong about everything!
