Phil Spencer has revealed that there is no top-down mandate to use AI for Xbox.
Some new details about Xbox have surfaced recently through an interview with the president, Sarah Bond. Bond recently stated that the idea of exclusive games is now antiquated. She also confirmed that Series X/S successors are in development. Now, a new interview with Phil Spencer talks about Xbox’s approach to AI.
Xbox Lets Creative Teams Choose Whether They Want to Use AI
As reported by IGN, during a panel at the Paley International Council Summit in Palo Alto, California (moderated by Double Fine Studio Head Tim Schafer), Phil Spencer spoke about the use of AI at Xbox. Spencer first spoke about how most use is focused on the “security and protection” of their networks. He added that the scale has grown so much that people alone cannot ensure safety.
Which is why they use AI to keep a check on the conversation and topics, protect child accounts, see who gets to talk to those people, and whether the account is locked down by parents or guardians who are setting those controls.
On the creative side of things at Xbox, AI use is left to the teams. Spencer explains that he has “found that creative teams will use tools that make their job easier when it makes their job easier, and any top-down mandate that ‘Thou must use a certain tool’…is not really a path to success.” The process is to make tools available for the teams and let things “organically percolate”.
In other news, Fallout 76’s Xbox Series X/S upgrade will arrive in 2026. Additionally, Microsoft wants Xbox to achieve a 30% profit margin, well above the industry standard. What are your thoughts on Xbox not mandating AI usage? Let us know through the official Insider Gaming Discord.
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