Sony - FUTURE PROOF : The Learning Curve
In the top right-hand corner of a view, white text reads:
ON SCREEN TEXT: SONY
In an office, a group of people gather around the monitor of a racing simulator game. In the lower left-hand corner of the view, the “Rated E for Everyone” symbol appears in black and white. In the center at the top of the view, white text reads:
ON SCREEN TEXT: Gran Turismo Sport Captured on PS4™. Game progression required to access most vehicles.
MICHAEL SPRANGER
“It took a long time for GT Sophy to learn to drive in a straight line, let alone in a curve.”
Electric guitar music plays as a blue race car zooms along its digital track. A fleet of identical white vehicles veer around a curve, crashing into each other and sending up clouds of dust. A white title appears over a red background, flanked by two black semi-circles.
ON SCREEN TEXT: The Learning Curve
Now a man in a black turtleneck and glasses interviews against a black background. White text appears inside a red arch to the left:
ON SCREEN TEXT: Michael Spranger
COO, Sony AI
MICHAEL SPRANGER
“GT Sophy is an AI agent that learns to drive competitively with the best humans in Gran Turismo. The way GT Sophy learns is by trial and error, and by getting the reward signal, which tells the agent whether it’s doing good or bad—which is a massive breakthrough in terms of what racing AI can do today.”
In a clip from Gran Turismo, a red race car idles at the starting line of a race. A banner beside it indicates a character in a red helmet, and reads:
ON SCREEN TEXT: 2 Sophy Rouge
Porsche Vision Gran Turismo Spyder
White text at the bottom of the view reads:
ON SCREEN TEXT: Captured on PS5™. Internet connection required for game footage shown. Game progression required to access most vehicles.
Now text on a screen at the Gran Turismo World Finals signals that the GT Sophy Demo Race is coming up. Drivers in red shirts, gloves, and black headsets sit with focused expressions in racing simulator chairs. In a clip from the race, a green vehicle labeled “Sophy Verte” drives. Michael speaks as the screen fills with sixteen different views GT Sophy on a training course. White text at the top of the view reads:
ON SCREEN TEXT: Gran Turismo Sport Captured on PS4™. Game progression required to access most vehicles.
Hands type on a computer that is coding AI as Michael nods at the code with a coworker. A big screen in an auditorium shows the race.
MICHAEL SPRANGER
“We have drivers follow GT Sophy on a track and learning, “How do I take that curve? When do I hit the accelerator?” The hope is that we will add a chapter to the books of racing, because we will redefine the sport.”
Human drivers compete with GT Sophy vehicles as they zoom around a sunny curve. Now the two black half-circles return on the red background. White text on the larger left dot reads:
ON SCREEN TEXT: FUTURE PROOF
[Japanese surtitle]
White text on the right reads:
ON SCREEN TEXT: SONY
The view fades to a rainbow background that deepens to black. A chime sounds as white text appears in the center:
ON SCREEN TEXT: SONY
White fine print appears at the bottom of the black background:
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