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  ​​Deep Hierarchical Planning from Pixels

  googleblog.com - Posted by Danijar Hafner, Student Researcher, Google Research

  Research into how artificial agents can make decisions has evolved rapidly through advances in deep reinforcement learning. Compared to generative ML …

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  Three books chart the rise, impact, and scope of virtual worlds

  Wallpaper* - Jonathan Bell

  The ongoing blending of real and virtual worlds is causing all sorts of predictable challenges, as opportunities to reshape spaces from scratch come up against existing real-world prejudices and limitations. The metaverse is not without its critics, many of whom are making pioneering ventures into …

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  Niantic is making a real-world NBA game

  The Verge - Andrew Webster

  Pokémon Go developer Niantic has announced yet another new game, this time with its first foray into the world of sports. It’s called NBA All World, and it’s — as you’d expect from Niantic — a location-based game that also has augmented reality elements. The developer describes it as “NBA lifestyle …

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  How artificial intelligence 'blew up' tennis

  BBC News - By Chiyo Robertson

  Bridie Lynch has been playing and coaching tennis for most of her life. As her parents run a local tennis club in Wales, she was immersed in the sport from the age of 14. One aspect she has noticed is the embrace of technology, at all levels of tennis. "Tennis is such a technical sport. These days, …

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  Kevin McCoy: The Metaverse Is Going to Be Powered by Game Engines

  coindesk.com - Doreen Wang

  The digital artist, who minted the first NFT ever, compares the metaverse of today to the watershed moment when Nintendo launched Mario Bros in …

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  Minecraft’s Code-Writing AI Points to the Future of Computers

  WIRED - Will Knight

  Today, Microsoft’s AI can take control of characters in Minecraft. Soon, it could help you control your whole computer. Microsoft just showed how …