Why StarCraft is the Perfect Battle Ground for Testing Artificial Intelligence

DeepMind, an offshoot of Google's parent company, debuted a computer program in January capable of beating professional players at one of the world's toughest video games. StarCraft is a military science fiction franchise set in a universe rife with conflict, where armies of opponents face off to become the most powerful. And DeepMind's program, called AlphaStar, reached StarCraft II's highest rank -- Grandmaster. It can defeat 99.8 percent of human players, according to a study published in the journal Nature in October. StarCraft is one of the most popular, difficult electronic sports in the world.