Recommended Reading: How Sony's AI outran the best sim racers

2022-07-23 16:07:48 By : Ms. Lisa Qiao

Will Douglas Heaven, MIT Technology Review

Gran Turismo Sophy is a computer program built by Sony AI that debuted in 2020. It was trained to drive in Gran Turismo and the company put it up against some of the best human sim racers in private events. In the process, Sony learned a lot about how AI could work alongside people — both on the road and off.

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