During Microsoft's Surface and AI event, the firm outlined the future of Windows, Surface AI PCs, and the new Microsoft Copilot AI features. They did this, of course, through the classy medium of a Minecraft Let's Play.
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that was posted by an attendee on Twitter, which shows a snippet from the Minecraft and Copilot demonstration. It's only 20 seconds long, but it showed the Copilot software explaining to a player how to make a sword, discussing what items they'd need, and how it's used.
«You'll need some materials,» Copilot says during the presentation. «Can you open your inventory, just press E on your keyboard.» After the player asks if they have what is needed to make a sword, Copilot just answers: «Let's see, you've got some sticks perfect for the sword's handle, but it looks like you're missing the material for the sword's blade. You can use wood, stone, iron, gold, or diamond.»
So bear in mind the video ends quite abruptly, but my first thought after watching it was, what about the Netherite Sword? Netherite was added to Minecraft during the Nether Update in 2020, which immediately let you make armour and tools out of it, so it's not very encouraging that Copilot couldn't seemingly pick it up as a potential material for a sword, despite it existing for four years now.
It's also a rather
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