Google has made a virtual soccer pitch to train AIs to play football

Many people have been inspired by the football World Cup in France and now artificial intelligence is learning to play too. Karol Kurach and colleagues at Google Research in Zurich, Switzerland have made a virtual football training pitch for AIs to use to learn how to play. Because football requires a balance between short-term control and high-level strategy, it is challenging for AIs to master, says Kurach.