How machine learning can make prettier PC games that adapt to your play preferences

Microsoft wants your PC's hardware to get smart--and your gaming foes to become even more devious. Earlier this month, the company revealed Windows ML, an API that taps into your computer's CPU and GPU to bolster your software with machine learning capabilities. At GDC 2018 on Monday, Microsoft explained how Windows ML can benefit video games, and introduced new "DirectML" tools that provide GPU hardware acceleration for games that use WinML, built on the same no-hassle-for-gamers principles as the DirectX standard. What does it all mean? Machine learning can make games prettier, more adaptable to individual playstyles, and easier to create, Microsoft says.