The world of Minecraft is to be opened up for computer scientists and researchers to run artificial intelligence experiments. The game's owner Microsoft has announced users will be able to try out AI ...

Why it matters: Minecraft may not sound like an important tool that supports advanced AI research. After all, what could possibly be so important about teaching a machine to play a sandbox game ...

Minecraft master Craftee watches as an advanced AI effortlessly completes Minecraft without human input.

Minecraft master Shark replaces himself with artificial intelligence to see if it can survive 100 days on its own.