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....
Facebook’s Portal adds Instant Games and custom video call camera control
Facebook’s Portal smart display is adding support for custom video call camera control, Instant Games, and several other new features. The updates are part...
Montreal startup Stradigi’s AI game teaches people sign language
Responsibly applied artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to solve some of the world’s toughest challenges. One needn’t look further for evidence then the winners...
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...
Nvidia’s stock falls 15% after earnings miss
Graphics and AI chip maker Nvidia saw its stock price fall 15 percent in after-hours trading after it reported third fiscal quarter earnings (ended...
OpenAI made a system that’s better at Montezuma’s Revenge than humans
Artificial intelligence (AI) can generate synthetic scans of brain cancer, simultaneously translate between languages, and teach robots to manipulate objects with humanlike dexterity. And...
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!