Google DeepMind partners with Fenris Creations to test AI using EVE Online

13 articles · Updated · Ars Technica · May 6

DeepMind also took a minority stake as EVE developer CCP Games rebranded after a $120 million buyout from South Korea's Pearl Abyss.
The companies said experiments will run in an offline local-server version of the sci-fi game, avoiding disruption to live players while exploring AI-enabled gameplay.
DeepMind said EVE's player-driven world offers a rare sandbox for long-horizon planning, memory and continual learning, extending its history of using games such as Go and StarCraft for AI research.

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