GT Sophy is touted as a superhuman AI in that she was the first to outperform the world’s best Gran Turismo Sport drivers, including Emily Jones, Valerio Gallo and Igor Fraga, in a competition held last year. last. GT Sophy’s mission will therefore be to offer players challenges that no artificial intelligence has been able to embody so far. This does not mean that this technology will be available at the launch of Gran Turismo 7 in less than a month, the objective of Kazunori Yamauchi being to integrate it into a future update.
“GT Sophy is an autonomous AI agent trained using a new deep reinforcement learning platform developed in collaboration by Sony AI, Polyphony Digital and Sony Interactive Entertainment. Each group contributed to the success of the project by combining expertise in basic AI research and development, a hyper-realistic racing simulator and infrastructure for large-scale AI training. GT Sophy has been trained to master the driving skills necessary to compete with the best drivers in the world“, explains the press release.
These skills include car control (understanding of lines and precision maneuvers on the most complex circuits), race tactics (ability to make quick decisions to adapt to rapidly changing situations ) but also the fair-play code of conduct dear to the developers of Gran Turismo (avoiding collisions by fault and respecting the trajectories of competitors).
Obviously very proud of the results of this collaborative work, Sony points out that GT Sophy appears on the cover of the scientific magazine Nature, without forgetting an additional interview to read on Wired and an official site. “This group collaboration where we built gaming AI for gamers is truly unique to Sony as a creative entertainment company. It marks a giant leap in AI development while delivering enhanced experiences for GT fans around the world“, welcomes the Japanese group.
Bonus information from the making of below: Gran Turismo Sport has seen 14 million players worldwide since its release in October 2017. Important detail that gives all its value to this statistic, the game has never been integrated into a subscription or offered for a short period.