Sony is developing AI that will train NPCs to copy the player’s style

The company is working on a technology that could radically change the behavior of non-player characters in video games. According to a recently disclosed patent, Sony is developing a neural network algorithm that can analyze the play style of users and apply it to bots.

The system tracks the behavior of gamers in multiplayer modes, studying their movements, tactics, and gaming habits (with the user’s consent). Then, based on this data, NPC partners are created whose actions are as close as possible to real players.

This technology is designed for single gamers who do not want to depend on random allies online. However, Sony also offers a hybrid option: if a player starts a match with an AI partner, but later a friend wants to join him, the system will give a choice – to replace the bot with a real person or continue the game with the same lineup.

It is not yet known when the technology will be implemented in games.