​​Paired Open-Ended Trailblazer, or POET, is a virtual softwar | Tech Updates and News

​​Paired Open-Ended Trailblazer, or POET, is a virtual software that acts as a sort of training dojo for virtual bots. So far, the bots aren't learning to do much at all–they simply try to navigate a crude cartoon landscape of fences and ravines without falling over.

But it’s not what the bots are learning that’s exciting—it’s how they’re learning. POET generates the obstacle courses, assesses the bots’ abilities, and assigns their next challenge, all without human involvement. Step by faltering step, the bots improve via trial and error. Yes, POET hints at a revolutionary new way to create supersmart machines: by getting AI to make itself.