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Embark is developing in-house machine-learning models to help detect cheating in Arc Raiders, alongside anti-cheat tools from Denuvo and Anybrain, Tom’s Hardware reports. The systems are intended to combine suspicious behaviour signals and build confidence before action is taken.

The report also says a permanent ban is now the standard penalty, and accounts linked to a game copy used by a banned player can be banned too. Embark is working on a hardware ban, but has not yet implemented it. That makes the safeguards as important as the detection: a mistaken match could have lasting consequences.

Discuss: What level of evidence should a game publisher need before imposing a permanent ban, especially one that could follow a hardware device?

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