Sony’s AI ‘Sophy’ Brings the Pedal to the Metal in ‘Gran Turismo': Dubbed as Superhuman with its Race Times

Sony brings an AI to the game of "Gran Turismo," and its incredible skills beat different records and race times, now dubbed as a "superhuman" driver in the game. The AI called "GT Sophy" presents a new challenge for humans to beat, especially as it defeated the many records of the so-called experts and masters in the sports racing game.

Sony's AI in 'Gran Turismo': Sophy Beats Records, Race Times

Research published on Nature's platform entitled "Outracing champion Gran Turismo drivers with deep reinforcement learning" details that Sony's new AI called "Sophy" dominates the game. Former record-holders and popular names in the game are now trashed and beaten by Sophy, and this is just the beginning for the software.

Write-ups regarding Sophy praise the AI for its skills and controls in the game, and it said that the thinking program could outrace humans in almost every way possible. It only means that the AI development with Sophy brings a massive achievement for its creators and only shows that technology has a lot of factors to which it can improve and evolve.

Sony: AI Brings Superhuman Mastery on 'Gran Turismo'

GT Sophy from Sony and "Gran Turismo" is a project made by the company to take the challenge to the top drivers that dominate the game. It will also serve as a training tool for the top drivers that will take on championships and competitions in the game and online.

Sony and "GT," said that it aims to elevate the skills and quality of its drivers in the racing league, hence Sophy's role in the game.

AI and its Power in Games, Tech, and MORE

One of the most popular AI in the driving world is Tesla's Full Self-Driving feature in its beta testing phase to bring a fully autonomous system for its users. It is known that the FSD's AI learned from one of the most advanced supercomputers in the world, and that is the Tesla Dojo, to which it initially undergoes its development before rolling out to users.

While the FSD is not perfect, it is a fitting example of the power of AI in the driving world, particularly as the Tesla feature is fit for actual cars and road use. It may be so that Sony is developing the Sophy AI to be its next-level driver and system for its proposed VISION electric vehicles unveiled earlier in CES 2022.

Artificial Intelligence is powerful and is now a somehow accepted technology to assist humans in their everyday functions and works.

However, that was the first role of AI only, and it did not yet reach its full potential as it is still evolving.

Some rumors say AI will take over the world, and it may or may not be possible. The take over of Sony's Sophy in "Gran Turismo's" race time records say otherwise.

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Written by Isaiah Richard