Fun AI: Iconary

Posted on by Missy Lafferty in AI February

I’m ending the week on a light note with an AI game I found. Iconary is a Pictionary-like game developed by AllenAI in Washington. I had a lot of fun drawing and guessing and it’s surprising to see how closely my perception and guesses match my AI opponent, Allen.

This is the kind of thing that is so tricky for AI – reading meaning into symbols. AI can recognize a tree as a tree, but can it recognize a group of trees as a forest? This one can!

Here’s a great write-up on the game and the impressive AI behind it on TechCrunch.

Published by Missy Lafferty

I am passionate about using analytic tools to make better decisions about business strategy, particularly workforce development, pricing and operations. I write about HR technology, data and business.