Yesterday, MSI unveiled its new AI assistant called "EZ PC Builder," which is a tool designed to guide beginners to build and spec out their computers. MSI partnered with MaiAgent, utilizing LLMs available as part of Amazon's Bedrock service to provide answers through a chatbot. It's available for free around the world, and PC Gamer has already tested it. Their findings revealed that the AI suggests a Ryzen 9 9800X3D processor when asked for budget recommendations — questionable advice that it also dished out to us.
When we talked to the little dragon mascot representing EZ PC Builder, it also brought up the 9800X3D as a budget component, corroborating that it wasn't a one-time fluke; the AI genuinely wants you to buy. It also really wants you to buy MSI products, which makes sense considering it's literally made by MSI. It would be weird if it didn't suggest the company's stuff, but sometimes the recommendations become a little egregious. For instance, as part of the aforementioned budget build suggestion, it recommends the CoreLiquid A13 360mm AIO.
