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Artificial intelligence (AI) developers now have a new, curious tool to test their system, as Microsoft announces the release of its open source Project Malmo – previously only in private preview – which uses the world-building game Minecraft for AI research.
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Minecraft has gained a tool that lets artificial intelligence experiments be carried out in its virtual worlds.
In the news | The Verge
Microsoft has announced a public release for Project Malmo, the company's system for testing AI software in Minecraft—and for the first time, anyone can join in.
By Alex Wade, Principal Program Manager, Microsoft Research The preliminary results are in for the third and final round of the $10,000 KDD Cup 2016, and it was a squeaker! The top ten finalists, out of a field of 3,773…
In the news | The AI Blog
Researchers at Microsoft and the University of Washington have reached an early but important milestone in DNA storage by storing a record 200 megabytes of data on the molecular strands...
In the news | MIT Technology Review
Microsoft says DNA could be a better way to store data for the long term than the magnetic tape companies rely on today.
In the news | Forbes
The researcher's ideas about future technology in 2017 and 2027 make for interesting reading and the world will be a better and more interesting place if half of what they envision comes to pass.
In the news | Microsoft Blog
Microsoft has made Project Malmo, a platform that uses the world of Minecraft as a testing ground for advanced artificial intelligence research, available for novice to experienced programmers on GitHub via an open-source license.
By Guobin Wu, Senior Research Program Manager, Microsoft Research Asia What does it take to make it to the “decisive round for the finest few” in the Beauty of Programming Contest 2016? Earlier this year, 60 young experts gathered at…