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Microsoft Makes AI That Plays Minecraft For the Player

Microsoft allegedly develops AI that plays Minecraft based on fan commands, but the tech giant may not be releasing the software for public use yet.

gamerant.com

According to a report from Semafor, as spotted by Kotaku, Microsoft has been demonstrating some new AI that allows players to control Minecraft without having to manually move their character. Everything from digging to gathering materials to crafting weapons are allegedly possible in the software, which could result in the AI playing the game almost as if a human is controlling it. However, the report goes on to say that Microsoft has no "immediate plans" to release it for public versions of the game. This artificial intelligence was also not built in Prometheus, the technology that was used in the newest Bing chat service that was launched recently.

 

[Skifi28]

This is the endgame, we make AI to play the games for us.

 

[keraj37]

I would prefer an AI that works instead of me, so I can enjoy playing minecraft.

 

[ZehDon]

Next thing you know, we'll have AIs that can make playable Minecraft with Redstone, and then create its own AI that plays the Redstone Minecraft.

 

[The Cockatrice]

I would prefer an AI that works instead of me, so I can enjoy playing minecraft.

How are you going to pay your bills then? If an AI can do your job, whats the point in having you employed?

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

How are you going to pay your bills then? If an AI can do your job, whats the point in having you employed?

If AI is going to take our jerbs then we need UBI.

 

[The Cockatrice]

If AI is going to take our jerbs then we need UBI.

UBI? Jokes aside, where I work, a corporation, is already using bots to offload work from employees. For now, the motto is, to make work easier, not to replace the workforce but slowly that will change. Maybe in 2-3 years max.

 

[spons]

Yahtzee once said in a review that games will eventually have a "Resolve" button in which games play themselves for 15 hours. Dude's right again.

 

[OZ9000]

This is the endgame, we make AI to play the games for us.

Get some AI to grind those pointless Destiny 2 challenges.

 

[keraj37]

How are you going to pay your bills then? If an AI can do your job, whats the point in having you employed?

I work from home, and hopefully my employer would not notice any change in quality of my code - but I would not tell them I use AI, and I play minecraft all day long.

 

[The Cockatrice]

I work from home, and hopefully my employer would not notice any change in quality of my code - but I would not tell them I use AI, and I play minecraft all day long.

 

[Lucifers Beard]

This sounds similar to when my friends and I would run Diablo 2 bots back in the early 2000s. What’s the difference here?

 

[cireza]

Watch as I create an AI that creates a robot that creates an AI that plays Minecraft blindfolded.

Your move Microsoft.

 

[Soodanim]

This sounds similar to when my friends and I would run Diablo 2 bots back in the early 2000s. What’s the difference here?

The bots weren't being sold by (major) companies back then

 

[Lucifers Beard]

The bots weren't being sold by (major) companies back then

Ah of course monetisation. What else could it possibly be?!

 

[Soodanim]

Ah of course monetisation. What else could it possibly be?!

It's the sad but unavoidable truth of it all. We want fun, but they never stop being a business

 

[Nankatsu]

Microsoft and for the player on the same sentence.

 

[DenchDeckard]

How are you going to pay your bills then? If an AI can do your job, whats the point in having you employed?

That's easy, just pay me the wage for the A I and I get to turn into a meat sack sat on my herman miller meat sack chair and play games all day. Just like wall e. My bones can melt away and ill just be a mess of organs and fat.

You're such a dumb dumb

Joke of course.

 

[The Cockatrice]

That's easy, just pay me the wage for the A I and I get to turn into a meat sack sat on my herman miller meat sack chair and play games all day. Just like wall e. My bones can melt away and ill just be a mess of organs and fat.

You're such a dumb dumb

Joke of course.

 

[Fuz]

we make AI to play us.

FTFY