U.S. needs a task force to examine risks AR, VR, and 5G pose to kids
Having now worked in the mobile apps industry for several years, I’m troubled that the most popular technology trends at CES will harm the...
AI learns how to play Montezuma’s Revenge
In 2015, Google subsidiary DeepMind published a landmark paper describing a system that could, given enough time and computational horsepower, learn to play a collection...
Researchers use Samsung data and AI to predict mobile game churn
Churn — that all-important measure of attrition — is often challenging to predict when it comes to mobile games. There are two types of...
A look back at some of AI’s biggest video game wins in 2018
For decades, games have served as benchmarks for artificial intelligence (AI). In 1996, IBM famously set loose Deep Blue on chess, and it became...
This tool lets you generate custom Doom levels with your Roomba
The best use for a Roomba this holiday season isn’t mopping up after a spirited Christmas Eve — if you’re a gamer, that is....
Uber AI ‘reliably’ completes all stages in Montezuma’s Revenge
Montezuma’s Revenge is a notoriously difficult video game for humans, much less artificial intelligence (AI), to beat — the first level alone consists of...
OpenAI and DeepMind AI system achieves ‘superhuman’ performance in Pong and Enduro
Machines learning to play games by watching humans might sound like the plot of a science fiction novel, but that’s exactly what researchers at...
Microsoft brings Xbox One voice control to Amazon Echo speakers and Windows 10 PCs
Microsoft today introduced Xbox voice control with AI assistants Cortana and Alexa. Xbox One control is available in a range of places where you...
Stop your gamers from screwing themselves and you over (VB Live)
With every instance of fraud, your game's reputation takes a nose dive, which directly impacts your bottom line. But fraud has always been notoriously difficult to combat – until now. To learn how machine learning and AI can keep your game and players safe online criminals, don’t miss this VB Live event!
Helpshift and Alegion on AI customer support: It can field 911 calls … or PUBG woes
Linda Crawford, CEO of Helpshift, and Nathaniel Gates, founder and CEO of Alegion, participated in a panel discussion at VentureBeat's Transform 2018 summit about AI in the customer service space.