Army To Test Groundbreaking AI in MMOs

11 Nov 2008 at 13:52:26 by Andy Alderson

The United States Army is planning to test its advanced new AI system in World of Warcraft and EVE Online.

According to defense journal, DOD Buzz, army researchers want to unleash their AI bots into the online games to see if humans can spot the virtual gamers.

Dr. John Parmentola, Director of Research and Laboratory Management with the Army’s Science and Technology depatment, confirmed researchers are attempting to create "photorealistic looking and acting human beings" that think independently, have emotions and speak in slang. The new AI system could allow the Army to create more realistic training simulators.

"I actually interact with virtual humans in terms of asking them questions and they’re responding," said Parmentola. "We want to use the massively multi-player online game as an experimental laboratory to see if they’re good enough to convince humans that they’re actually human."

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