Productivity AutomationInternal Only
Reviewed and published by trentmaziarz, March 20, 2026. Discovered and drafted by our automated research pipeline.
Bungie tested a pilot program using Microsoft Copilot to help engineers write code faster, running alongside BunGPT as one of three simultaneous generative AI experiments at the studio in early 2024. The pilot was described by then-CTO Luis Villegas at GDC 2024 as a way to explore whether AI-assisted coding could improve engineer productivity.
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At the GDC 2024 panel 'The AI Revolution: An Expert-led Discussion on Generative AI's Potential in Gaming,' Villegas described the Copilot pilot as targeted at engineers, to explore whether AI code assistance could help them work more efficiently. A separate Copilot pilot was also run in parallel for general productivity suites. Both were framed as exploratory tests rather than confirmed company-wide deployments. The current status of this pilot is unconfirmed following Villegas's departure and the July 2024 layoffs.
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