Alphabet's AI division is making the maze-like game platform it uses for many of its training experiments available to the general public through GitHub. Anyone will be able to download the source code and customize it to help train their own artificial intelligence systems.
The decision to make this AI test bed available to the public is further evidence of DeepMind’s decision to embrace more openness around its research. Last month, the company announced a partnership with Activision Blizzard Inc. to turn the popular video game Starcraft II into a testbed for any artificial intelligence researcher who wanted to try to create an AI system that could master the complex game.