First Look At Xbox’s Gaming Copilot Leaves A Bad Impression

Footage has emerged of Microsoft's AI-powered Gaming Copilot assistant in action, revealing how the AI agent can potentially assist players who use it in games. Similar to other large language models like ChatGPT and Claude, it's designed to respond to queries in a friendly manner, albeit with a tone that borders on sycophantic. This has been a common complaint with large language models used by the public, as the tools have been criticized for reinforcing confirmation bias and being overly flattering.

The demo for Gaming Copilot appears to follow that trend of generative AI being eager to please, and comments below the post suggest that people find an LLM to be annoying when it responds to queries with flattering talk instead of getting straight to the point. Beyond the overly positive responses, Copilot does show some potential for helping players dive into the nitty-gritty of games--like fine-tuning a car in Forza Horizon 5 or asking for tips on how to progress further in Diablo 4. It remains to be seen just how effective these suggestions will ultimately be, and where the information will be sourced from.

Microsoft announced during its GDC talk that Copilot will be coming to Xbox Series X|S consoles later this year. It's currently available in a beta form for the Xbox PC and mobile apps--as well as ROG Xbox Ally devices--and Xbox's gaming AI partner group product manager Sonali Yadav added that Microsoft will "continue to bring it to more services that players are playing."