Google DeepMind has partnered with EVE Online developer Fenris Creations to use the game's complex virtual universe for AI model testing and research. The collaboration will involve running controlled experiments in an offline version of EVE Online to study AI capabilities in long-term planning and learning within dynamic systems. This continues DeepMind's tradition of using games as testing grounds for AI development, following previous work with Go, Atari, and StarCraft.
Background
Google DeepMind has a history of using games to advance AI capabilities, having previously developed systems that mastered games like Go, Atari, and StarCraft. EVE Online is a massively multiplayer online game known for its complex player-driven economy and political systems.
- Source
- Ars Technica
- Published
- May 7, 2026 at 12:56 AM
- Score
- 7.0 / 10