German military’s metaverse promises virtual foes with an AI punch

In this lighter article, we dive into the metaverse. The article comes from Defense News magazine, which tells the story of how the German Army (Bundeswehr) funded a military training program in the metaverse. The program's code name is GhostPlay.

According to its developers, the GhostPlay program makes it possible to recreate battlefields in the metaverse. GhostPlay makes this possible thanks to more powerful algorithms that can "think" like humans. And with open source weapons data dating back to the Soviet era. This has made it possible to recreate the identical performance of Eastern Bloc weapons and equipment. Add to this the ability to recreate urban, suburban, peri-urban and rural environments for enhanced immersion.

GhostPlay would have made it possible to implement the strategies and tactics learned in the metaverse in the real world.