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I hope this means better AI for CPU controlled fighters but will be inevitable to see some IA bots in online matching.
Will serve good to training with and AI Sonicfox or AI Daigo, maybe they will sell access to fight their AI persona.
 
I see this as a way to make future game AIs for NPCs in combat-oriented games. Start with the easier 2D Side-scrolling or Vertical-scrolling games, then gradually expand to modern directional area games like later SF games and Tekken games, then gradually open it up to open world games (free movement beyond the arena). Probably in the future, offline games would feature a dumber AI (but smarter than classically programmed game AIs), but connecting online would offer a real challenge with cloud AIs that adapt to a player's fighting skill within limits (defined by difficulty levels).

The ultimate long-term challenge would be making AI NPCs that would look and act like real individuals in dialogue or actions, even scripted ones.