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Sony Patents To Let AI Agents Handle Grinding In Games And Leave The Fun Parts For Players
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- Like Microsoft, Sony has published a new patent that lets AI agents play games on behalf of players.
- However, Sony will allow users to create AI agents using data from select players.
- It will also let users select which gameplay tasks AI agents can handle, such as grinding resources.
Some time ago, Microsoft published a patent about AI agents that can play games in place of players and cut the grind. This would let players focus on the fun parts, and Sony now appears to have secured its own take on the controversial idea.
We have stumbled upon a new Sony patent that also highlights the possibility of letting AI agents play the game in place of users. Unlike Xbox's patent, Sony highlights fine-grained controls over how AI bots function and what they can do during gameplay.
Sony mentions that these AI agents can handle the grinding and repetitive parts of gameplay, leaving the more exciting segments for players. These segments can include exclusive content, such as boss battles, PvP duels, and other gameplay that a player actually enjoys.
Players can create AI bots using their own gameplay data, a friend's data, or even a combination of multiple friends' data. This would allow them to have distinct playstyles and personalities.
Why it matters: Sony's patent could revolutionize how players experience AAA games by letting AI handle grinding while leaving the most engaging moments for players.
Fig. 10 shows an AI agent playing in place of a player.
Fig. 11 shows that players can specify what the AI agent is allowed to do.
The patent called ''INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND GAME CONTROL METHOD'' will let you adjust ''reflection ratios'' when using the data of multiple players to train AI bots. For example, you could specify that you use 40% of your own player data and 60% of your friend's data to train an agent.
The system also supports features like agent sharing, where agents can be made available to other users. There's also talk about a ranking system that tracks usage counts and publishing rankings based on popularity.
The creator of an agent could be rewarded with trophies or bonuses if their bot is widely used.
The image reveals that players can choose whose user data is used to generate the AI agent
Sony also argues that data of famous and professional players can be monetized; the system may require payment for access to that user data if you plan to make an AI bot out of it.
Sony has published a motley of interesting patents in the past, such as one that describes advanced cooling technology to keep the PS6 cool in both orientations and another that outlines a method to transform a phone into a PlayStation controller.
