Report: Microsoft Testing AI-Powered Version of Minecraft for Gameplay
Scoop: Microsoft has an internal Minecraft demo where, instead of manually mining/building, etc., you can describe your vision to an AI (like a ChatGPT prompt) and watch your creation come to life. More details here. https://t.co/WHLKS9DGNQ
— Reed Albergotti (@ReedAlbergotti) February 17, 2023
According to a report from Semafor, Microsoft has developed an AI-powered Minecraft demo that allows players to control the game by giving natural language commands to the system instead of building everything themselves. The demo reportedly utilizes advanced AI technology, although not the Prometheus system used in the newly revealed Bing chat service developed with OpenAI.
The report highlights the difficulty of applying natural language commands to Minecraft due to the various ways a player could build any particular object. An AI might construct something like a car differently from a human, or even use innovative methods that nobody had considered before.
However, sources suggest that Microsoft has no immediate plans to introduce this feature to the public version of the game. Therefore, players who struggle with building will not be able to rely on AI assistance to create structures like the Eiffel Tower with ease.
AI-generated content is a hot topic at present, with Microsoft investing billions in the technology earlier this year following a round of layoffs. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is exploring the use of AI in producing music, books, and code, among other things. However, the use of AI-generated art remains controversial, as it often relies on content created by numerous individuals without permission.
