Gran Turismo 7 expands its use of AI/ML-trained NPCs with good effect
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Summary
Sony’s AI team, in collaboration with Polyphony Digital, the developers of the racing game Gran Turismo, have created an AI agent called GT Sophy which is capable of beating human players at the game.
Sometime in 2021, GT Sophy beat human players by 104 races to 52.
In order to make the game more challenging and fun for humans to play against, the developers have since been working on refining GT Sophy from “almost unbeatable” to being beatable but still challenging.
The latest version of GT Sophy is 2.1 and it allows for more tracks and custom races to be enabled.
According to Sony’s senior staff research scientist, Kaushik Surabian, GT Sophy 2.1 allows “players to fine-tune gameplay, experiment with new strategies, and advance their racing skills.
