Newly integrated software now makes it easier for anyone to use Rockstar's "GTA V" to develop artificial intelligence for driving cars. Setting up the training for self-driving cars on the streets of Los Santos in "GTA V" can now be done faster.
According to entertainment website Inverse, the non-profit artificial intelligence company chaired by Elon Musk and Y-Combinator founder Sam Altman, OpenAI, made an announcement. They revealed that it was releasing an open-source integration of "GTA V" and its artificial intelligence training software, Universe.
The development of self-driving technology can develop much quicker now than in the past. This is thanks to the DeepDrive Project. The project is a platform that turns "GTA V" into a researcher-friendly environment.
Technology website TechCrunch reported that,for some time now, self-driving cars can be trained using "Grand Theft Auto". This was made possible by the DeepDrive Project.
The project and OpenAI's Universe was combined and the work was open-sourced. The integration of the two will decrease the setup time down from one whole day to only 20 minutes.
Strategy and Communications Director at OpenAI, Jack Clark, said that DeepDrive creator Craig Quiter has made it easier for people to start running DeepDrive. This was done by integrating DeepDrive into Universe.
With Universe, it now takes about 20 minutes to set up DeepDrive. It can also run on Linux or Mac systems. A pre-trained A.I. that has already driven about 21 hours in "GTA V" has also been included in the release on Universe. Clark said that people can use this as basis for their system or train their own.
It has become trend to train AI frameworks on synthetic data. Large tech companies and startups have attempted to make it easier to get into the self-driving game and to collect data.
Companies like Udacity have been steadily releasing real-world driving data but the community still needs to continue to grow. Various companies, including Intel have modified "GTA V" to test A.I. for self-driving cars. They however have not released these modifications to the larger research community.
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