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An artificial intelligence system made by Google’s DeepMind AI lab has proven surprisingly adept at mastering the game of Minecraft without being taught the rules.
Experts said the research marks a step toward the development of more advanced AI that can learn from its surroundings.
In Minecraft, players explore a virtual, randomized world and use resources to create items: The AI, dubbed Dreamer, quickly learned the game through trial and error on its own, eventually managing to collect a diamond — a difficult task that requires multiple steps.
Its success shows that AI is able “to understand its physical environment and also to self-improve over time, without a human having to tell it exactly what to do,” one researcher said.
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