UCLA hosts AI agent gaming tournament

UCLA's Trustworthy AI Lab will host an AI agent tournament on October 16 featuring Pokémon Showdown, Werewolf, Red Alert and Honor of Kings, with a $5,000 prize pool, submissions closing October 13, remote participation allowed and sponsors including Oracle and Replit.

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