DeepMind, Blizzard Entertainment Join Hands To Test AI’s Mettle Against ‘StarCraft II’

In its quest to advance artificial intelligence research, Google’s DeepMind has created systems capable of mastering a range of Atari computer games, and besting humans at the ancient Chinese board game Go.
Now, the company is seeking to overcome an even bigger challenge — creating an AI system that can play, and perhaps master, “StarCraft II.”