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MIT's Super Smash Bros. Melee AI Dominates Against Pros

Scientists at MIT have developed an artificial intelligence that is an actual challenge to its biological gamer counterparts. The CSAIL team trained a neural network in the fine art of Super Smash Bros. Melee and the result was so impressive that it can knock out top ranked players.

The team's lead research Vlad Firoiu told TechCrunch that the AI balances a calculating strategy with reckless abandon. Its computer brain also means it has reflexes unmatched by humans. The fighter isn't perfect though. For instance, it has no idea what to do with projectile-based attacks and it loses its cool when its opponent hides in a corner.

Source: Jon Fingas at Engadget