A behind-the-scenes look at the development of Gran Turismo Sophie, a major breakthrough in AI for games and entertainment
Tokyo, May 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Sony AIThe company, founded with a mission to unlock human imagination and creativity with artificial intelligence (AI), today announced the episodic film series ”.The team that supports GT Sophie]and participated in the 22nd.nd As an official selection of the Tribeca Festival Tribeca X Competition.Tribeca Festival is held June 7th – 18th of new york cityis one of the world’s most prestigious film festivals, bringing together artists and diverse audiences to celebrate all forms of storytelling: film, television, music, audio storytelling, games and immersive.
The three-part documentary series takes a behind-the-scenes look at the development of Gran Turismo Sophie (GT Sophie), the first superhuman AI agent to surpass PlayStation’s world’s best drivers in a very realistic way.®4 Racing simulation game “Gran Turismo”™(GT) Sport. This documentary series explores the science, creativity and ingenuity of AI innovation through the eyes of his Sony AI team of world-class researchers and engineers from around the world.
The film chronicles their quest to develop and train AI agents virtually in seven cities on three continents. Tokyo The apartment where Sony’s AI developers tinkered with GT Sophy’s ancestors for the first time. Zurich At this complex, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, senior research scientists obsessively analyzed every spinout on giant monitors. These films give viewers a glimpse into the trials and tribulations they went through as part of the development process, showcasing the tremendous accomplishments of both the team and his GT Sophie. All three parts are Sony AI YouTube Channel.
“It’s rare to get a behind-the-scenes look at AI development on this scale, and it provides the innovation, collaboration, and raw skills needed for the many teams that worked on the groundbreaking game agent GT Sophy. We are honored to open our doors to showcase, including Polyphony Digital, Sony Interactive Entertainment and even the professional grade Gran Turismo.™(GT) sports driver.” Michael Spranger, Sony Research COO. “The Tribeca Festival is synonymous with creative expression and entertainment, and aligns with our mission to develop AI to enhance human imagination and creativity. We are honored to have the opportunity to share it with the large creative community.”
The episodic series is produced by Godfrey Dadich Partners x Hakuhodo and is directed and executive produced by Paula Chawls in collaboration with the Sony AI Communications team.
GT Sophy was trained using a new deep reinforcement learning platform jointly developed by Sony AI, Polyphony Digital Inc. and Sony Interactive Entertainment. GT Sophy’s mastery of the complex sport of racing his car and driving his GT Sport is hailed as another advance in AI. February 10ththe title of an article in the 2022 issue of Nature Outperforms Champion Gran Turismo Drivers with Deep Reinforcement Learning.
For more information on the GT Sophy project, please visit: Gran Turismo Sophie Site.
Tribeca X celebrates the intersection of advertising and entertainment, celebrating creators and brands who share a love of creativity and a mission to connect with consumers through the power of storytelling.Winners will be announced at the screening on the day June 14, 2023.
About Sony AI
A division of Sony Research, Sony AI was established in 2016 as a subsidiary of the Sony Group. April 1, 2020, The mission is to “unleash human imagination and creativity with AI.” Sony AI will combine cutting-edge research and development in artificial intelligence with the Sony Group’s imaging and sensing technologies, robotics technologies, and entertainment assets such as movies, music and games to accelerate Sony’s transformation into an AI-powered company. We aim to create new business opportunities. . To achieve this, Sony AI has so far launched four flagship projects aimed at the evolution and application of AI technology in the fields of gaming, imaging and sensing, gastronomy, and AI ethics. For more information, please visit https://ai.sony.com.
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