Google Deepmind 入股 EVE Online 开发商以测试 AI 模型
阅读原文· the-decoder.comGoogle Deepmind 收购了太空大型多人在线游戏 EVE Online 背后开发商的部分股权，旨在将该游戏作为人工智能模型的测试平台。此举意味着 Google Deepmind 将利用 EVE Online 复杂且持续演化的虚拟宇宙环境，来训练和评估其 AI 系统的能力。
Google Deepmind takes a stake in EVE Online studio to test AI models
Google Deepmind is acquiring a minority stake in the studio behind the space MMO EVE Online and will use the game as a testing ground for AI models. At the same time, developer CCP Games is buying itself back from South Korean owner Pearl Abyss for $120 million - a significant discount from the $225 million Pearl Abyss paid in 2018 - and rebranding as Fenris Creations.
Deepmind is operating an offline version of EVE Online on a local server to study how models handle long-term planning, memory, and continuous learning. The live server Tranquility remains untouched and unaffected by the research.
Deepmind has a long history of using games as AI testing environments, from AlphaGo to AlphaStar to Atari benchmarks. According to Deepmind director Alexandre Moufarek, EVE's complexity makes it a strong sandbox for general AI research. Fenris CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson plans to share more details in mid-May.