Engineers at Facebook have created a Minecraft assistant to help you with some of the menial tasks involved in the sandbox builder. The helper, which spawns and works alongside you in the game, can be ...

Facebook researchers have chosen Minecraft as the training ground for the development of the next stage of artificial intelligence, as the technology looks to conquer a major challenge. One of the ...

Minecraft is more than just a game, according to Facebook, it also makes an ideal training ground for sophisticated artificial intelligence. The company says it will use Minecraft, a popular ...

Markus “Notch” Persson and Jens “Jeb” Bergensten pose with the Oculus Rift DK1. After initially speaking out against Facebook’s purchase of Oculus VR back in March, Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” ...