AI masters Minecraft: DeepMind program finds diamonds without being taught
9 days ago
- #Reinforcement Learning
- #Minecraft
- #Artificial Intelligence
- An AI system named Dreamer has learned to collect diamonds in Minecraft without prior instructions, showcasing a step towards general AI.
- Dreamer uses reinforcement learning and a 'world model' to imagine future scenarios and make decisions, improving over time without human input.
- Collecting diamonds in Minecraft is complex, requiring multiple steps like gathering resources and crafting tools, making it a significant challenge for AI.
- Unlike previous methods that relied on human demonstrations, Dreamer explores and learns independently, applying knowledge to new, randomly generated worlds.
- The success of Dreamer suggests potential applications in robotics, where trial and error in the real world could be optimized using similar AI models.