Google's Artificial Intelligence System SIMA

SOURCE www.foxnews.com
Google has developed an artificial intelligence system, SIMA, that can play video games like a human and take orders from players. The system is a research project meant to serve as a companion for human players that can carry out tasks.

Key Points

  • SIMA can play video games like a human and take orders from players
  • The AI agent plays alongside and learns like a human through image recognition and native language commands
  • Google hopes SIMA research will build toward more general AI systems that can carry out tasks in the real world

Pros

  • Potential for significant benefits to the military
  • Can understand a broad range of gaming worlds and follow natural-language instructions

Cons

  • Still a research project and not ready for basic video game play
  • Only succeeded in one-third of its tasks in No Man’s Sky