New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma doubles down on 'no AI slop' promise: "We won't have careless output, we won't have derivative work"

Anyone taking over Phil Spencer's job at Xbox would've had it tough, but with her lack of a gaming background and ties to Microsoft's AI push, Asha Sharma's appointment has been met with plenty of concern. She's already tried to extinguish concerns by promising that Xbox "will not chase short-term efficiency or flood our ecosystem with soulless AI slop" in an open letter, and now Sharma and freshly promoted chief content officer, Matt Booty, have doubled down on this in a new interview. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS:New Xbox boss Asha Sharma promises not to flood its games with "soulless AI slop"XCOM veteran Jake Solomon's AI-powered, narrative-driven Sims rival bites the dustTodd Howard says Bethesda is being "incredibly cautious" around AI, but sounds keen to use it for "big data tasks"

Feb 25, 2026 - 20:10
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New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma doubles down on 'no AI slop' promise: "We won't have careless output, we won't have derivative work"
Anyone taking over Phil Spencer's job at Xbox would've had it tough, but with her lack of a gaming background and ties to Microsoft's AI push, Asha Sharma's appointment has been met with plenty of concern. She's already tried to extinguish concerns by promising that Xbox "will not chase short-term efficiency or flood our ecosystem with soulless AI slop" in an open letter, and now Sharma and freshly promoted chief content officer, Matt Booty, have doubled down on this in a new interview.

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RELATED LINKS:
New Xbox boss Asha Sharma promises not to flood its games with "soulless AI slop"
XCOM veteran Jake Solomon's AI-powered, narrative-driven Sims rival bites the dust
Todd Howard says Bethesda is being "incredibly cautious" around AI, but sounds keen to use it for "big data tasks"

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