Sony AI and Polyphony Digital debut Sophy in Gran Turismo 7, a new neural network-trained artificial intelligence.
Gran Turismo 7 developer Polyphony Digital, in partnership with Sony AI, has unleashed a new artificial intelligence named Sophy upon the game.
Gran Turismo 7’s Sophy AI is designed to give even the most prolific racers a run for their money. Sophy has been trained to learn from the PS5 racing sim’s playerbase in order to create an AI agent that feels like you’re racing against real players (thanks, Venture Beat (opens in new tab)).
Sophy is available to race against in Gran Turismo 7 right now, albeit in a limited capacity. Players must access the new ‘Race Together’ mode from the main menu, and you’re currently limited to just a handful of tracks at varying difficulty levels.
The mode is only available for a limited time, too, from now until the end of March. However, Polyphony has confirmed it’ll take on feedback from this session to improve Sophy and will hold multiple trials in the game throughout the year.
