What you need to know
- Minecraft is one of the most popular and successful video games of all time.
- The game contains endless possibilities for players and creators alike, which can be intimidating.
- Microsoft and Mojang Studios are reportedly experimenting with ways to use AI to make Minecraft more accessible.
- A collaboration with OpenAI and Github Copilot would allow Minecraft players to use natural language to interact with the game.
Minecraft is undoubtedly an incredible game for players of all ages and skill levels, but it’s also a vast video game that can be intimidating purely based on its sheer scale. Minecraft creators, especially, employ a wide variety of skills, including coding, to bring their visions to life. A new report suggests Mojang Studios and Microsoft are experimenting with a new way to make Minecraft more accessible to players… using AI.
A video shared by @_h0x0d_ on Twitter, in response to a report from Semafor, shows an internal demo of a version of Minecraft integrated with the expansive OpenAI platform.
The demo shows a Minecraft player able to spawn custom builds, locations, and even NPCs using natural language in Minecraft’s command lines. It shows how AI can simplify the complicated processes for advanced creation in Minecraft, or even for simple commands like teleportation. You can see the video below.
The technology utilizes the OpenAI platform, although not with the same advanced Prometheus layer used in Microsoft’s nascent Bing search evolution. Instead, Mojang Studios and Microsoft are experimenting with integrating Github Copilot, a cloud-based AI program that aims to assist developers and programmers by autocompleting code under certain conditions. The AI is able to consolidate complex Minecraft code by interpreting player commands, and then execute them in real-time. Eventually, the AI could even be able to understand player voice commands.
The demo above features rough performance, but the premise is intact; AI could help Minecraft players and creators navigate the labyrinth of code and variables that make up the game’s foundations. There are no definitive indications that Microsoft actually intends to implement Copilot into Minecraft, but it’s clear that the company is committed to experimenting with all the various ways AI can be used to improve its products.
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