Sony has just announced that it has among its ranks the best driver in the world. It adapts to any car and competition more easily than Fernando Alonso. He is more competitive than Lewis Hamilton and also not very talkative, with a colder temperament than Kimi Räikkönen. Of course, if that pilot wants to win world championships, he will have to do it in the simracingbecause It is an artificial intelligence.
What is GT Sophia?
Until now, when you wanted to play with the AI at maximum difficulty in a car video game, paranormal phenomena occurred. Vehicles that do not need to brake when approaching a curve or laws of physics that apply differently if you are human or if you are a machine player. Sony and Polyphony Digital they want to end it. In a recent press release, the two companies have announced Gran Turismo Sophyan artificial intelligence created to beat virtually any Gran Turismo Sport player.
GT Sophy is a plearning platform for deep learning that has been developed by the conjunction of Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony AI and Polyphony Digital Inc. The result is a software capable of piloting any vehicle with better capabilities than a standard human. And no, we are not just talking about those who have skill with the PlayStation controller. GT Sophy will make it difficult for you even the most experienced pilots in the world.
These are some of his salient features:
- Race Car Control: GT Sophy knows perfectly the dynamic behavior of each car. He also knows the racing line, the maneuvers with which he can scratch time and how to master the most complicated tracks using the complex algorithms that he has learned through his long process of training. deep learning.
- Racing Tactics: In fractions of a second, this AI will make very accurate decisions. “Do I have to cover the overtaking on the inside or on the outside?” “What if I make an anomalous line to prevent my rival from catching my slipstream?” “Can I force an opponent’s mistake by making some kind of feint?” GT Sophy will do it without shaking her pulse.
- Sportsmanship (Racing Etiquette): Sometimes the drivers with the most titles, or those who win the most grand prizes, are also often the dirtiest on the track. To avoid this, GT Sophy has been tuned to remove all traces of code it had learned by causing collisions or breaking the rules to take advantage. In this way, the resulting AI meets standards of sportsmanship that are even higher than what we see in F1 every time Max and Lewis see each other on the track.
What is the purpose of this Artificial Intelligence?
The idea of Sony and Polyphony is to include this AI in their video games when they consider that it has reached its point of maturity. Therefore, it will arrive at some point in Gran Turismo, although we do not know if it will do so in a future Sport series title or in a DLC that includes this mechanic in Grand Touring 7.
For now, Sony AI has already done quite a bit of testing with this AI last year. The four best Gran Turismo players in the world they have already competed against Sophy, and they have been really amazed with the result. They consider her to be a tough opponentvery realistic and with a technique so brilliant that it will even inspire many drivers to copy some of his attack and defense tactics on the track.
