Facebook AI researchers open-sourced CraftAssist, a framework for building interactive assistants for the Minecraft video game. The bots use natural language understanding (NLU) to parse and execute text commands from human players, such as requests to bu... (more…)

Microsoft Corp. is setting up a new research lab focused on artificial intelligence with the goal of creating more general-purpose learning systems. (more…)

The Google AI China Center, our first AI research center in Asia, is aimed at finding ways to make AI work better for everyone. (more…)

China’s State Council issued a plan for artificial intelligence (AI) development, encouraging AI education for all, CCTV news reported on Aug. 27. (more…)

Over the last few years data intensive machine learning solutions have supplanted rule-based software systems at many technology-based companies. Think about Amazon, Netflix, and Uber. But the gaming (more…)