{"id":287522,"date":"2025-10-12T01:07:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T01:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2158528"},"modified":"2025-10-12T01:07:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T01:07:45","slug":"maker-of-machine-learning-cheat-says-my-intent-was-never-to-do-anything-illegal-after-activision-clampdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/maker-of-machine-learning-cheat-says-my-intent-was-never-to-do-anything-illegal-after-activision-clampdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Maker of machine learning cheat says &#8220;my intent was never to do anything illegal&#8221; after Activision clampdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/maker-of-machine-learning-cheat-says-my-intent-was-never-to-do-anything-illegal-after-activision-clampdown.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The maker of a machine learning cheat that hit the headlines last week has insisted &#8220;my intent was never to do anything illegal&#8221; after Activision stepped in to shut development down.<\/p>\n<p>The creator of the cheat, who goes by the name &#8220;USER101&#8221;, has slapped a statement on the website for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.userviz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">User Vision Pro<\/a>, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-07-08-new-machine-learning-cheat-threatens-competitive-console-play\">Activision took steps to scrub from the internet<\/a> after console competitive multiplayer fans expressed concern about its potential to ruin games.<\/p>\n<p>A new version of existing cheat User Vision Pro was set to use machine learning to analyse gameplay footage in real-time before sending inputs to a controller.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-07-14-maker-of-machine-learning-cheat-says-my-intent-was-never-to-do-anything-illegal-after-activision-clampdown\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-07-14-maker-of-machine-learning-cheat-says-my-intent-was-never-to-do-anything-illegal-after-activision-clampdown\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The maker of a machine learning cheat that hit the headlines last week has insisted &#8220;my intent was never to do anything illegal&#8221; after Activision stepped in to shut development down. The creator of the cheat, who goes by the name &#8220;USER101&#8221;, has slapped a statement on the website for User Vision Pro, which Activision took steps to scrub from the internet after console competitive multiplayer fans expressed concern about its potential to ruin games. A new version of existing cheat User Vision Pro was set to use machine learning to analyse gameplay footage in real-time before sending inputs to a controller. 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