Some Minecraft blocks can take surprisingly long to mine in survival mode. Obsidian, for example, requires around 9–10 ...

Fatima Naeem is a writer of sorts from Pakistan who has over five years of writing experience under her belt, and a completely accidental physics degree (because come on, no one plans these things, ...

Why it matters: Minecraft may not sound like an important tool that supports advanced AI research. After all, what could possibly be so important about teaching a machine to play a sandbox game ...