Userviz video game cheating system is shut down after legal threat

Userviz, an 'undetectable' AI system that could be used to aim automatically at an enemy while gaming, was shut down after a legal threat.

Userviz used machine learning to feed gameplay video from a console via network streaming or capture card, and fed it into a nearby computer, which displayed information the cheater could use. It was supposedly able to cheat any game on any platform or device and be undetectable.

The system started getting attention after a well-known cheat hunter group tweeted about it, prompting game publisher