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Fast and Daring Wins the Race: GT Sophy AI model beats humans at Gran Turismo Sport.
Sony

Fast and Daring Wins the Race: GT Sophy AI model beats humans at Gran Turismo Sport.

Armchair speed demons have a new nemesis. Peter Wurman and a team at Sony developed Gran Turismo Sophy (GT Sophy), a reinforcement learning model that defeated human champions of Gran Turismo Sport, a PlayStation game that simulates auto races right down to tire friction and air resistance.

February 16, 20222 min read
Fast and Daring Wins the Race: GT Sophy AI model beats humans at Gran Turismo Sport.
Sony

Fast and Daring Wins the Race: GT Sophy AI model beats humans at Gran Turismo Sport.

Armchair speed demons have a new nemesis. Peter Wurman and a team at Sony developed Gran Turismo Sophy (GT Sophy), a reinforcement learning model that defeated human champions of Gran Turismo Sport, a PlayStation game that simulates auto races right down to tire friction and air resistance.

February 16, 20222 min read
A Sleeping Giant Stirs: Sony launches three AI R&D centers.
Sony

A Sleeping Giant Stirs: Sony launches three AI R&D centers.

Sony, the consumer-electronics powerhouse behind the PlayStation and other hit gadgets, is launching three research-and-design centers to focus on AI. Staffing up means competing with — and likely poaching talent from — frontrunners like Google, Facebook, and Microsoft.

November 27, 20192 min read
A Sleeping Giant Stirs: Sony launches three AI R&D centers.
Sony

A Sleeping Giant Stirs: Sony launches three AI R&D centers.

Sony, the consumer-electronics powerhouse behind the PlayStation and other hit gadgets, is launching three research-and-design centers to focus on AI. Staffing up means competing with — and likely poaching talent from — frontrunners like Google, Facebook, and Microsoft.

November 27, 20192 min read

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