Gran Turismo Sophy: Introducing Sony’s racing AI
The future of racing could be here! Sony has unveiled Gran Turismo Sophy, and an AI developed in collaboration with Polyphony Digital and Sony’s AI team. The new AI will compete against Gran Turismo players around the globe, including some of the best in business.
Gran Turismo Sophy – Racing ahead of the pack
Gran Turismo Sophy represents a breakthrough in machine learning. Gran Turismo Sports was the final stage of machine learning. The AI was then allowed to race against the best.
The Gran Turismo group hopes to implement Gran Turismo Sophy in their games. It could be a breakthrough in videogame AI work if they succeed. The Gran Turismo experience would be significantly improved if the AI could seamlessly adapt to each player’s technical level. The AI will cease to be a problem for any other practice than racing games, so the pros will quickly move up from single-player. To never have to wait to meet up with a pro? This could transform training and improvement for those who make it their profession.
Gran Turismo Sophy’s benefits go beyond video games. Sophy may be used for further research on self-driving cars. What impact could a racing game AI make on our daily lives? It would make it easier to live in the automated future we desire. Depending on who you ask, it could be one step further into cyberpunk haze.
Racing against time
This type of AI work is still in its infancy. Imagine the future of AI technology. Gran TurismoSophy, or its successors, could eventually surpass human skills. Gran Turismo Sophy managed to beat Gran Turismo World champion Takuma Miyazono even this early.
Computers can outperform even chess grandmasters. It seems only a matter of time before we see Deep Blue in the racing world. This is a great training tool, but it might be better for professional gamers.
