Artificial intelligence plays on your team in Iconary, a picture puzzle game from AI2

This special series explores the evolving relationship between humans and machines, examining the ways that robots, artificial intelligence and automation are impacting our work and lives. For decades, the games that put artificial intelligence to the test have been played human vs. machine – whether it's checkers, chess, Go, poker, StarCraft or "Jeopardy." Why isn't there a game where the AI and the human are on the same side? Now there is, and you can play, too. Researchers at Seattle's Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence are taking the wraps off Iconary, a Pictionary-type puzzle game in which an AI and human players take turns putting together pictures and guessing what phrases the pictures signify.