Having made over 100 videos on how AI works in video games, I've never really explained why it's such a big deal. Let’s discuss some fundamentals of AI.

[00:00] Introduction
[00:34] Play the game or be 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 follow the rest of the AI 101 series to learn the basics of AI for games.
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