A.I. has mastered 'Gran Turismo' -- and one autonomous car designer is taking note

The Gran Turismo Sophy A.I. does a lap of the course. The Gran Turismo Sophy A.I. does a lap of the course. An artificial intelligence program has beaten the world's best players in the popular PlayStation racing game Gran Turismo Sport, and in doing so may have contributed towards designing better autonomous vehicles in the real world, according to one expert. The latest development comes after an interesting couple of decades for A.I. playing games. It began with chess, when world champion Garry Kasparov lost to IBM's Deep Blue in a match in 1997.