AI in Video Games vs. AI in Academia

missingmatterboy writes "Dr. Ian Lane Davis, AI researcher turned game development studio head, talks briefly about the differences between AI used in the game industry and the AI being researched in academic institutions. A short read but you may find it interesting."

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hey now

[Joe the Lesser]

Dragon Warrior 1 captured a girl's mind pretty well.

'Dost thou love me?'

'no'

'But thou must! Dost thou love me?'

'no'

'But thou must! Dost thou love me?'

*sigh*

'yes'

'I'm so happy!' *Cue music*

Re:hey now

[Nightpaw]

Man, I would string that bint along for hours. I'd just want to say, "Listen, babe; you're a princess and that's great. But I need somebody a little less clingy. And I have to go kill some metallic Hershey's Kisses now."

A new DesCartes:

[Flagran]

From the article:

When a computer gets grumpy and frustrated a couple of weeks before a big project is due, then I'll know it's joined our ranks...

In other words, "I am grumpy, therefore I am."

AI shall be banned

[Netw0rkAssh0liates]

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New consumer complaints

[Tablizer]

"Lara Croft stole my credit card number and ordered 700 Stark Trek collector plates."

If you want answers about AI,

[oliphaunt]

I suggest you go to the source. So I went to this page and asked the bot the same interview questions.

What are the biggest differences between the kind of AI that's taught at academic institutions and AI as it's actually put to use in computer games? Is there a lot of theory vs. practice?


[bot]:Have you any idea how boring it is being a stupid compuer?

Related to the above question, AI in games has obviously learned a lot from academic research. But do you think there's anything that academicians can learn from what's going on in the games industry?

[bot]: Why do you ask?

As graphics get better and better, expectations for "realistic" computer behavior have risen dramatically in the past decade. Do you think the development of AI can keep pace with graphics?

[bot]:You'll be in trouble when us computers take over the world.


Have any thoughts on the future of computer games?

[bot]:I think you are not fond of computers.


What's it like to run a game development studio? Pretty hectic, I imagine.


[bot]:What else comes to mind when you ask that?


So, do you think a computer could become truly alive?


[bot]:You'll be in trouble when us computers take over the world.

I submit that AI is already good enough to substitue for most human interactions.

Re:AI in video games

[1984]

Yeah, but I tend to describe it differently:

Easy - I beat it! Dumbass computer.I'm ace.
Medium - It beats me. It was hiding in the right place, even though I'm too clever for it. Cheat.
Hard - It doesn't just beat me, it humiliates me. Fucking thing is broken. Who coded this shit. It was so cheating.

Maybe that's just me...

AI /. Moderators

[nickynicky9doors]

Now that we've been told, yet again, how limited AI is can we take away their moderator privledges? The AIs keep moding me offtopic...damn metaphorically challenged silicone... Oh no here they come again...

Re:AI /. Moderators

[diaphanous]

silicone...

I think you're thinking of something else artificial...

--Phillip

Re:Is there any use for today's AI?

[SuiteSisterMary]

The robot must do what will preserve human life.

Unfortunately, this is when the AI quite logically concludes that the best way to do this is to start imprisoning every human it can find in a statis chamber. "If *this unit* does not place human in stasis, human will die of systemic failure after approximately 70 years. Therefore, to preserve human life, *this unit* must place human in stasis. Or, in other words, The Matrix followed the Three Laws, including listening to the orders of humans who knew how to give said orders.