Your next Starcraft II opponent might be a robot in disguise
Google’s DeepMind AI division will likely end up making the next generation of military killbots, but before then, at least they’ll provide new challenges for the esports crowd. In January, their “AlphaStar” StarCraft II agent trounced a crew of pro players ten to one. To make sure it wasn’t a fluke, they’ve unleashed AlphaStar on the European public. According to this official blog post, AlphaStar is limited to Europe for now. StarCraft II players can opt for a chance to have their next 1v1 partner partner swapped out for an unfeeling machine that’s less likely to insult your mother.