Microsoft to Help Researchers Study AI - on Minecraft

The so-called "project Malmo" has already been accessible to a small group of computer science researchers for some months, but now it is freely available on the developer platform GitHub. Microsoft bought Minecraft -- an addictive game that allows players to move, interact and build complex objects in a 3D blocky world-in 2014. It is now clear that the Seattle based tech giant had spotted the software's potential for AI applications. According to Microsoft, the new Minecraft-based platform "Project Malmo" will come in handy to research "general artificial intelligence" -- that is a computer that can engage in eminently human activities such as learning new things, having a conversation, making decisions and carrying out tasks. Faculty Summit 2016 opens w/ important announcements: Project Malmo: https://t.co/zEjMvF6OLe