New Xbox boss Asha Sharma promises not to flood its games with "soulless AI slop"

By Ken Allsop

Added Feb 22, 2026

New Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma comes from its CoreAI team, but she claims that games “crafted by humans” are the future of Xbox.

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New Xbox boss Asha Sharma promises not to flood its games with "soulless AI slop"