Deep reinforcement learning, a subfield of machine learning that combines reinforcement learning and deep learning, takes what’s known as a reward function and learns to maximize the expected total ...

A team at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering is hoping to see how well AI can do at free-form creativity since it does so well with Chess and Go. Thus, NYU Tandon is hosting the first AI Minecraft ...

Yep, you read that correctly. A newly announced Minecraft cat competition is giving one lucky player the chance to see his/her feline friend added to Mojang’s perennially popular build ’em up. In ...

When one thinks of the name MrBeast, they most likely also think of his famous giveaway challenges. Typically speaking, he will ask friends, family, or fans to complete some type of challenge, and in ...

As a dog owner, I can't say I'm hugely excited by this competition - but I've heard some people like cats, so here I am. Minecraft is looking for its next cat superstar, and it could be your very own ...

Minecraft is one of the most popular online games in history, and Aaron E. Walsh, founding director of the Immersive Education Initiative (iED), says it's the perfect environment for his ...

Artificial intelligence has conquered poker, Jeopardy and Go. Now scientists want to see how creative AI can be too. A competition hosted by the NYU Tandon School of Engineering is challenging humans ...

A multi-day DDoS attack coinciding with a highly-anticipated Minecraft tournament left the entire country of Andorra without access to the internet last week. Andorra is European microstate in the ...

MINECRAFT fanatics from York could get paid to play games as Parkdean Resorts searches for an expert builder. With many resorts on the North Yorkshire coast, the company is offering £500 to anyone ...

Minecraft Education has created its own version of the Blue Peter studio, complete with Henry the dog! Blue Peter has launched a brand new competition with Minecraft Education which challenges ...

Arcades used to be the go-to place for gamers to come together and test their skills in friendly matches. While quarter-fuelled cabinets have fallen in popularity, the online eSports scene has ...