[Update: Live] DeepMind demonstrating latest AI progress on playing StarCraft II [Livestream]

Following a resounding Go victory in 2017, Alphabet's DeepMind turned to conquering StarCraft II. The game is a "grand challenge" for how successful AI agents are at complex tasks, with DeepMind and Blizzard tomorrow live streaming a demonstration of the latest progress. DeepMind and other researchers have long used games to determine if artificial intelligence can beat complex tasks that are relatively simple for humans. StarCraft is considered a "grand challenge" because it requires AI agents to "carry out and balance a number of sub-goals" in order to ultimately "beat the opponent." For example, while the objective of the game is to beat the opponent, the player must also carry out and balance a number of sub-goals, such as gathering resources or building structures.