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    Facebook is Creating an aI Assistant For Minecraft</h1>
    <html><body><p><p><br/> This allows an AI to do their job. The Facebook team believes that even though their AI system isn't able to complete some tasks, it can still be useful. They say that they believe they can work towards an AI that is useful , but without having to be able "to be successful at every task."<br/></p><br/><p><br/> But it is still challenging. One of the biggest hurdles is the ability to comprehend everyday language. The Facebook team imagines the following request:<br/></p><br/><p><br/> PLAYER: build a tower 15 blocks tall and then put a giant smiley on top. OK<br/></p><br/><p><br/> This fairly simple request requires a significant amount of understanding. The person who assists must comprehend the concept of"towers," understand the concept of "tower" and how to build one, be aware that "15 blocks high" is a measurement of the height of the tower and be aware of what "15" is. The assistant must also know the term smiley and how to build it, and what it means to put it on the top.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> However, the possibilities for an AI to learn are vast. If Facebook can get enough human assistance, the assistant could ask humans to assist it in learning.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> And Facebook is taking on the task of creating the AI to improve itself. One of the most common criticisms of AI systems is that they do not develop new tasks beyond those for which they are trained and for which data is collected and prepared. However, researchers believe that the Minecraft environment is a perfect environment to develop this kind of learning.<br/></p><br/><p><br/> That's interesting work that outlines an ambitious goal for Facebook.  <a href="https://www.mclijst.nl/">Mc List</a> Of course, it is still in the early stages. The team describes this project as"a "call to arms."<br/></p><br/><p><br/> However, an early version of the assistant is already available for ordinary users to begin experimenting with. Anybody can download it here.<br/></p></p></body></html>
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