How AI is shaping the future of interactive games

This article is part of a collaboration with iQ by Intel.  In the 2013 film Her, protagonist Theodore plays a videogame where he is surprised by a wild, swearing artificially intelligent cartoon character.  The foul-mouthed little alien launches into a conversation with Theodore, remaining stubbornly unhelpful.  Realizing it must be a test, Theodore curses back in a verbal brawl that ends with the alien showing him the way forward.  Her is science fiction, but that human-like interactive game featured in the movie may be closer to becoming real.  Created by game designer David OReilly, the Alien Child game offers a glimpse into how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning could make games of the future more engaging and interactive than ever before. “ The most fascinating use of machine learning is…