The Evolution of Intelligent Behavior in a Virtual World

On Earth, the simple rules of natural selection and competition led to the evolution of increasingly intelligent life forms. We ask if comparably simple rules and multi-agent competition can also lead to intelligent behavior in a new virtual world. Three years ago, we opened eye release something called Multi-Agent Hide and Seek. These agents have just begun learning, but they've already learned to chase and run away. This is a hard world for a hider who has only learned to flee. But after training in millions of rounds of hide and seek, the hiders find a solution. The hiders learn to use rudimentary tools to their advantage.

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