DeepMind looks back on 15 years of AI game research, partners with EVE Online devs
arnicas · x · 2026-09-14
Google DeepMind published a blog tracing 15 years of AI-in-games research — from DQN mastering 49 Atari games to AlphaGo — and announced new partnerships with game developers to prototype novel gameplay experiences, including a major research partnership with Fenris Creations and the EVE Universe, plus collaborations with Hello Games and Coffee Stain Studios. Demis Hassabis, a former game developer, noted games remain central to DeepMind's research DNA. The team is also hiring a Gameplay Engineer.
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