How Artificial Intelligence May Further Develop The Fast Growing Esports Industry

A computer screen is photographed February 16, 1996 at IBM's headquarters in Armonk, New York, during IBM's supercomputer Deep Blue' s matches against world chess champion Garry Kasparov. The word "bot" is a name given to artificial intelligence (AI) that takes the place of player characters in online multiplayer video games. Some of the earliest examples include Perfect Dark on the Nintendo 64 system, which included the feature as a means of bypassing player limitations on such pre-Internet enabled consoles. AI has been a feature of video games since their inception way back in 1947 with one of the most significant examples of inclusion being with Deep Blue, a chess computer created by IBM which is notable for its ability to best the greatest minds in chess, including Garry Kasparov. However, AI is a concept that has somewhat been flipped on its head in recent years, as ground-breaking innovations such as machine learning and Internet of Things (IOT) have become vital instrumentalities in the corporate world.