Having made over 100 videos digging into how AI works in video games, I've never really explained why this is such a big problem. Let's discuss some core AI fundamentals.

[00:00] Intro
[00:34] Playing the Game Vs Being the Game
[03:21] Understanding State Spaces
[06:51] The Challenge of Good AI for Games
[10:55] Why Not Use Machine Learning?
[12:58] Closing
[14:32] Credits

Be sure to catch the rest of the AI 101 series to learn the foundations of AI for games.
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