Anonymous20 days ago
Microsoft announced at GDC 2026 that Gaming Copilot, its AI-powered game assistant currently in beta on PC and mobile, will be embedded directly into the Xbox Series X and Series S operating system later this year — making Xbox the first major console platform with a built-in LLM-powered assistant. The rollout has sparked debate over privacy (following a controversy about screenshot data collection on PC), competitive fairness in multiplayer gaming, and whether AI-powered guidance undermines game design, even as Microsoft pledges creator-first policies and explores licensing deals to compensate walkthrough authors whose content the AI draws from.