Let’s get the bad news out of the way first. This Space Invaders-themed backpack only looks like a miniature replica of an arcade machine — it doesn’t actually let you play the classic video game that has you fending off alien invaders. But we’ll happily turn a blind eye to…
I had a to-do list a mile long that I was meant to tackle this afternoon. Instead, I spent the entire thing being driven increasingly crazy by this Space Invaders typing game. Goddamn internet.
Since Google acquired the artificial intelligence company DeepMind for $US628 million last year, it’s put the software to hard work… playing Atari 2600 video games. Really. It’s learning how to play 49 different Atari games showcases the promises — and the weaknesses — of DeepMind’s software.