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World: Players look for tough AI opponent

Google's DeepMind has reached a milestone: the AI AlphaStar performed better than human players in Star-Craft II, a real-time strategy game known for its complexity. The AI program is playing online in Europe just like regular players. Actually, some players are not even aware of the fact that they have played against it. According to Blizzard, the United States' company that created StarCraft II, AlphaStar started playing sometime after July 10. However, if you are a StarCraft II player and eager to challenge the robot, the bad news is Alpha-Star plays anonymously. But some players are looking for clues to identify it. StarCraft II is the second and latest installment of the game series. Launched in 2010, the game extended the storyline of the original: the space war among human species Terrans, worm-like species Zerg and the high-tech species Protoss. In addition to StarCraft II, deep-learning programs can also play other video games, such as Dota 2.

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