Esports crew Dignitas is launching its personal AI agent to handle exercise in its 70,000 player-strong DIGFort Fortnite Event server, and being an always-on useful resource for its neighborhood.
The agent will take the type of Dignitas’ Digi mascot and run on Theta Labs’ EdgeCloud infrastructure, which consists of 30,000 distributed GPU nodes. In addition to AI visitors, it’s designed to ship rendering, gaming and basic on-line media duties.
By way of how Digi will impression tournaments, Dignitas says gamers will probably be ready question the AI agent for immediate help, together with asking questions on guidelines, level methods, schedules, and procedures, appearing as a devoted, real-time digital agent. This may allow the human admins to concentrate on extra complicated help duties.
Extra usually, Digi will probably be accessible via its Discord server offering instant entry to match data, participant statistics, and crew updates throughout all aggressive titles.
Based in 2003 within the UK, and now a part of the Harris Blitzer Sports activities & Leisure which owns Philadelphia 76ers, NHL’s New Jersey Devils and Crystal Palace FC, Dignitas has captured 18 world championships throughout a number of gaming titles, together with back-to-back RLCS World Championships in Rocket League and up to date FNCS Main victories in Fortnite.
“With Digi, we’re not simply adopting new know-how; we’re making a extra significant and direct reference to our neighborhood. Whether or not it’s a fan eager to know extra about our legacy or a DIGFort participant needing a fast rule clarification, Digi will probably be there to level-up their expertise,” commented VP Partnerships Jake Clements.
Theta Labs’ Mitch Liu added, “”Powering Digi on our Theta EdgeCloud platform is an ideal showcase of how AI can serve a twin function – deepening neighborhood engagement whereas additionally fixing complicated operational challenges. We’re thrilled to companion with a legendary group like Dignitas to carry this revolutionary imaginative and prescient to life.”
