Why it matters: Minecraft may not sound like an important tool that supports advanced AI research. After all, what could possibly be so important about teaching a machine to play a sandbox game ...

Engineers at Facebook have created a Minecraft assistant to help you with some of the menial tasks involved in the sandbox builder. The helper, which spawns and works alongside you in the game, can be ...

Facebook researchers published a paper in July on training an AI assistant using the wildly popular video game Minecraft. Their "virtual assistant bot" is available for people to download, and will ...

The latest generation of generative AI models is capable of astonishing things, like passing the BAR exam and creating photographic images indistinguishable from reality. Yes, indeed—AI is coming for ...

Facebook is building an AI virtual assistant in Minecraft, in the hopes that it proves a fruitful training ground for generalist AI. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a ...