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The Verge
Tom Warren @ The Verge · 11/04/2024 15:24 EDT

You can now try out Microsoft’s new AI-powered Xbox chatbot

Cath Virginia / The Verge


Microsoft has been testing a new AI-powered Xbox chatbot, and now Xbox Insiders can try it out for the first time. I exclusively revealed the existence of this new “Xbox Support Virtual Agent” earlier this year, and Microsoft now says it’s designed “to help Xbox players more efficiently solve their support-related gaming issues.”
Xbox Insiders in the US can start trying out this new Xbox AI chatbot at support.xbox.com, and it will answer questions around Xbox console and ga

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