What happens when AI plays hide-and-seek 500 million times

For decades, artificial intelligence scientists have sought to create intelligent machines by trying to study and replicate the structure and functionality of the human brain. Last week, researchers at AI research lab OpenAI introduced a more fundamental approach at developing AI, a project inspired by natural selection and competition, the simple rules that have led to the evolution of all living beings, including humans. The AI researchers pitted multiple AI agents against each other to compete for conflicting goals. They observed that the AI developed new and sophisticated behavior in the long term. While the project draws on existing AI techniques and concepts, it might provide new approaches and ideas to creating AI applications.