Google's DeepMind to train AI to beat StarCraft II

Google's DeepMind AI has mastered Atari arcade classics and beaten human world champions at board games, and now it's set to take on a much bigger challenge - StarCraft II. The research lab has teamed up with video game company Blizzard Entertainment to open StarCraft II as an AI research environment the firms hope will give insight into the most complex problems related to artificial intelligence. Together, they are releasing a set of tools to accelerate AI research in the strategy game their algorithm can eventually beat it. Google's DeepMind research lab has teamed up with video game company Blizzard Entertainment to open StarCraft II as an AI research environment the firms hope will give insight into the most complex problems related to artificial intelligence DeepMind has tackled games like Atari Breakout, but StarCraft II presents new challenges in how it contains multiple layers and sub-goals. Players must accomplish smaller goals along the way, such as gathering resources or building structures.