In this Halloween episode, Risto Miikkulainen, a Professor of Computer Science and Neuroscience, at the University of Texas at Austin stops by to discuss his work in building machines that are intelligent. He discusses winning the 2K BotPrize for realistic bot game play in Unreal Tournament 2004, what advances in cognitive artificial intelligence means for gaming and training environments, and where we might be going in the future. For more information (including videos), visit www.botprize.org.

Show Timeline:

• 0:00: Introductions and News of the Week

• 12:10: Interview with Risto Mikkulainen

• 32:14: Wrap up