Aim bots are nothing new in the world of competitive online gaming.
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The cheat program then uses what comes off as a fairly basic computer vision system to identify targets.
The software locks on to targets and automatically fires.
Quick take:This is an interesting modern twist on a classic gaming cheat.
The existence of aim bots is, unfortunately, a common evil even on consoles.
But its typically more of a nuisance at the public lobbies level than it is on competitive circuits.
Fortunately, theres almost nothing noteworthy about the machine learning used in a system like this.
The only interesting thing here is that the PC program spoofs commands to the controller.
This makes it virtually undetectable.
At least by humans working alone.
Microsoftsdeveloping AI systemsto track and detect player skill evolution.
This will allow them to determine with incredible accuracy when a player employs performance-enhancing software or devices.
And Sony regularly patentsnew anti-cheat technology.
