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Does Artificial Intelligence have a place in eSports? Computers are pretty good at playing games and in many modern sports (such as Formula 1 and Nascar) they're often a critical component during competition. So should we be thinking about how to integrate A.I. teammates into eSports? If we did allow A.I. team-members, people would no longer have to worry about mindless tasks like respawn times, incubating aliens, or farming minions. Instead they could focus on being awesome and going on crazy killing sprees - making the game more exciting for everyone. But there is a dark side to A.I. teammates. It's also entirely possible that A.I. teammates would eventually just replace humans. So would these human/A.I. collaborations change e-sports for the good? or for the worse? Watch the episode and let us know your thoughts in the comments!!!!

Research Links:
bots passing turing test
http://venturebeat.com/2012/10/20/unreal-bots-pass-turing-test/
smarter than you think
and garry kasparov meets deep blue:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/03/books/review/smarter-than-you-think-by-clive-thompson.html?_r=0
bots in eve:
http://themittani.com/features/why-do-people-bot
watson:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watson_(computer)#Healthcare
battle's quote:
http://metalab.harvard.edu/2012/04/but-it-moves-the-new-aesthetic-emergent-virtual-taste/

Music:
"Passionate Video Game Hero" by Leokuon
https://soundcloud.com/leokuon/03-passionate-video-game-hero
"3170 Lakes" by Chooga
http://music.tunguskagrooves.com/track/chooga-3170-lakes
"Let's go back to the rock" by Outsider
http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/123138/lets-go-back-to-the-rock
"Dreams Part 1- Fame" by StatueOfDiveo
http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/919938/dreams-part-1-fame?sid=album-a108946
"Run" by Outsider
http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/125860/run
"Freedom Weekends" by StatueofDiveo
http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/919940/freedom-weekends?sid=album-a108946
"Final Days" by StatueofDiveo
http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/475466/final-days
"KDR Assault" by Binarpilot
http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/76140/kdr-assault?sid=album-6833
"Dangerous Groups" by Outsider
http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/56137/dangerous-groups
"Explore" by Outsider
http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/818647/explore


And thanks to Iain Andrews for the use of his photos in the background: http://enwandrews.tumblr.com/


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