Exploring new frontiers of AI and games research
August 21, 2026 Research
From Atari to EVE Online: Building on 15 Years of AI Research in Games
Alexandre Moufarek and Adrian Bolton
From Atari to Go to StarCraft, games have driven some of the biggest breakthroughs in AI. Now, we’re partnering with game developers to prototype new gameplay experiences that push the frontiers of both gaming and AI.
Since DeepMind’s foundation in 2010, the constrained yet rich worlds of games have played a critical role in understanding intelligence. They have driven some of our biggest AI breakthroughs, from mastering Atari to helping solve protein structure prediction - and they are still at the heart of what we do.
Gaming is in GDM’s DNA. Demis Hassabis, one of Google DeepMind's founders, is himself a former game developer, as are many of us in the GDM team. Together, we have decades of hands-on experience in game development and a deep respect...
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