Tencent’s Honor of Kings AI beats a team of pros
In yet another example of machine learning algorithms besting teams of highly skilled players, an autonomous system devised by Tencent’s AI lab yesterday defeated...
These Minecraft videos show off over 500 hours of demonstrations
Who knew Minecraft offered such a rich training ground for AI and machine learning algorithms? Earlier this month, Facebook researchers posited that the hit...
The demographic, 5G, AR, and mobile trends shaping the next generation of gaming (VB Live)
Presented by Treasure Data Four trends are about to transform the next generation of gaming. Join this free VB Live event to learn how...
Facebook researchers propose an AI assistant for Minecraft
If you’ve ever wished Minecraft had an Alexa-like assistant that could perform any task asked of it, you’re in luck. Facebook researchers recently argued...
This Dota 2 AI predicts player death within a 5-second window
If there’s one insight that might be gleaned from continuing AI research, it’s that many events once assumed unknowable are, in fact, predictable with...
DeepMind’s AI can defeat human players in Quake III Arena’s Capture the Flag mode
Few games are simpler in principle than capturing the flag (excepting perhaps tag or kick the can). Two teams each have a marker located...
AI predicts PUBG player placement from stats and rankings
There’s a reason battle royale games like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (commonly abbreviated “PUBG”) and Epic Games’ Fortnite have hundreds of millions of players collectively: They’re...
Adding audio data helps AI navigate 3D mazes
Sight is the sense on which humans chiefly rely to navigate the world, but sound might be just as important — it’s been shown...
OpenAI’s Dota 2 bot defeated 99.4% of players in public matches
OpenAI Five — the AI-imbued bot designed by San Francisco, California-based research organization OpenAI that defeated a professional esports team at Valve’s Dota 2...
Facebook’s AI extracts playable characters from real-world videos
Remember those FMV games from the ’90s — the ones that blended prerecorded clips with animated sprites and 3D models? Facebook is bringing them...