Google DeepMind has announced partnerships with game studios to prototype breakthrough AI gameplay, according to a DeepMind blog post. The announcement marks a continuation of the company’s 15-year history of AI research in gaming environments, which has progressed from early work on Atari games to more complex titles like EVE Online.
According to DeepMind, the company is now collaborating with game studios to apply its AI research capabilities to develop new gameplay experiences. The partnerships represent DeepMind’s effort to extend its research beyond using games as testing grounds for AI systems and toward creating practical applications within the gaming industry itself. The company’s history in gaming AI includes notable achievements with classic Atari titles and has expanded to tackle increasingly sophisticated gaming environments over the past decade and a half.