In that time, DeepMind's agents learned how to play Capture the Flag, as well as how to camp at their opponents' base, following teammates to mount a multiplayer attack, and a litany of other strategies that it's still totally amazing that a bunch of AI bots ended up learning simply by playing the game. DeepMind trained 30 different AI agents to introduce 'diversity' in play styles, and then ran about half a million matches, each lasting around 5 minutes, to complete the training session.
The bots were trained utilizing a trial and error method, where they were given zero instructions on how to play the actual game, but instead learn to compete by first playing against each other until they figure out actual strategies to put them out in front of human players. A team of researchers from Google's DeepMind group has successfully trained Ai bots that can now beat human players at the game's Capture the Flag mode. Last week they were messing about with Dota 2, and this week they're invading the sacred lands of Quake. The bots from OpenAI are at it again, and this time they're coming for our games.
AI is no joke, especially when it comes to video games.
