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Muse (Microsoft Research WHAM)
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Maintained by Microsoft Research12
Muse is Microsoft Research's name for its World and Human Action Model (WHAM), a generative model of gameplay trained on human play data from the Xbox game Bleeding Edge. It can generate game visuals, controller actions, or both. It was developed by Microsoft Research's Game Intelligence and Teachable AI Experiences teams with Ninja Theory.12
- Release notes: Microsoft Research announcement (external site: microsoft.com)
- Model hub: WHAM on Hugging Face (external site: huggingface.co)
- Paper: Nature paper (external site: nature.com)
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| Release | Weights | Tier (USASI rubric v0.1) | License | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHAM 1.6B (Muse) | Weights: Public | Model-disclosure tier (USASI rubric v0.1): Open-weight | Microsoft Research License Terms | Feb 19, 2025 |
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