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Writing an algorithm to solve this chess problem could net you a cool $1 million - Digital Trends

Chess Research - Thu, 08/31/2017 - 15:31

The INQUIRER

Writing an algorithm to solve this chess problem could net you a cool $1 million
Digital Trends
Even if you don't think you're the person for the job, you can check out a research paper describing the problem by Gent and his colleagues, published in the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research. In the meantime, Gent has three pointers for ...
Researchers: $1m is yours if AI can break the chess stalemateThe INQUIRER
Could you win $1 million by solving 'simple' chess puzzle?Computer Business Review
St Andrews scientists lay down million dollar chess challengeThe Scotsman
The Courier -International Business Times UK -iProgrammer
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi Toy Blitz Begins With Drones - AdAge.com

Chess Research - Thu, 08/31/2017 - 14:23

AdAge.com

Star Wars: The Last Jedi Toy Blitz Begins With Drones
AdAge.com
It's the largest franchise in the industry, hauling in almost $760 million last year, the research firm estimates. The toys, meanwhile, are ... An augmented reality game lets users play Holo-chess and have light-saber battles. Force Link syncs wearable ...

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WVU biologists awarded $1.4 million Air Force grant to examine moths' olfactory systems - Newswise (press release)

Chess Research - Thu, 08/31/2017 - 13:36

WVU biologists awarded $1.4 million Air Force grant to examine moths' olfactory systems
Newswise (press release)
“The big advantage is that moths have a small nervous system to work with. Their brains are way less complex. Yet, they are champions at certain things. Chess? Not so much. But, at finding odors—these things are amazing. They can go a lng distance and ...

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Should Artificial Intelligence Be Regulated? - Forbes

Chess Research - Thu, 08/31/2017 - 13:15

Forbes

Should Artificial Intelligence Be Regulated?
Forbes
If you take a look at the research being carried out at Elon Musk's Future of Life Institute on the topic, you will realize that all projects are researchy in nature (e.g. see this one about how to better estimate probabilities for self-driving cars ...

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A Whole Bunch of New Star Wars Toys Just Got Unveiled - Money Magazine

Chess Research - Thu, 08/31/2017 - 11:16

Money Magazine

A Whole Bunch of New Star Wars Toys Just Got Unveiled
Money Magazine
Two squadrons of little Star Wars drones fly through the air in a Brooklyn, N.Y., event space, blasting each other with lasers within the net-lined battle zone. The scoreboard keeps a tally as pro-pilots whip their X-Wings and TIE Fighters around ...

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi Toy Blitz Begins With Drones - Bloomberg

Chess Research - Thu, 08/31/2017 - 10:15

Bloomberg

Star Wars: The Last Jedi Toy Blitz Begins With Drones
Bloomberg
It's the largest franchise in the industry, hauling in almost $760 million last year, the research firm estimates. The toys, meanwhile, are ... An augmented reality game lets users play Holo-chess and have light-saber battles. Force Link syncs wearable ...

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Fall Enrichment at Reade Street Prep: Academic Tutoring, Science, Mandarin, Spanish, Fitness & More! - Tribeca Citizen

Chess Research - Thu, 08/31/2017 - 08:13

Tribeca Citizen

Fall Enrichment at Reade Street Prep: Academic Tutoring, Science, Mandarin, Spanish, Fitness & More!
Tribeca Citizen
Make afternoons productive with soccer, yoga, chess, science, foreign language, and more! If you have any questions, we can be reached at 212-513-7735 and info@rsprep.com. And there's more ... Experienced teachers use hands-on manipulatives and ...

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Researchers: $1m is yours if AI can break the chess stalemate - The INQUIRER

Chess Research - Thu, 08/31/2017 - 07:28

The Scotsman

Researchers: $1m is yours if AI can break the chess stalemate
The INQUIRER
UNIVERSITY OF St Andrews researchers are offering a $1m prize to programmers able to device an algorithm capable of cracking a legendary chess problem quickly. ... Senior Research Fellow Dr Peter Nightingale added, "However, this is all theoretical.
Challenge to end stalemate over $1 million maths puzzleThe Courier
The one million dollar chess puzzleThe Scotsman

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Could you win $1 million by solving 'simple' chess puzzle? - Computer Business Review

Chess Research - Thu, 08/31/2017 - 04:55

Computer Business Review

Could you win $1 million by solving 'simple' chess puzzle?
Computer Business Review
Computer Scientist Professor Ian Gent and his colleagues, Senior Research Fellow Dr Peter Nightingale and Reader Dr Christopher Jefferson, found that once the chess board board reached 1000 squares by 1000, computer programs could no longer cope ...

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A Week at the Library of The Chathams: Monday, September 4 – Sunday, September 10 - TAPinto.net

Chess Research - Wed, 08/30/2017 - 20:02

TAPinto.net

A Week at the Library of The Chathams: Monday, September 4 – Sunday, September 10
TAPinto.net
Children's programs were a big success, with hundreds of kids learning arts, crafts, chess, coding, and even architecture! In August we had blockbuster programs that truly brought the ... Elizabeth Roithmayr, New Jersey Area Director for the American ...

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Qatar crisis shakes East Africa, a home to Gulf militaries - News-Herald.com

Chess Research - Wed, 08/30/2017 - 11:15

News-Herald.com

Qatar crisis shakes East Africa, a home to Gulf militaries
News-Herald.com
And with Saudi Arabia and its allies mired in a war just across the Red Sea in Yemen, the area has never had more strategic value. “I think we're seeing a game of geopolitical chess being played out,” said Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, a research fellow ...

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Qatar crisis shakes East Africa, a home to Gulf militaries - The Morning Journal

Chess Research - Wed, 08/30/2017 - 11:15

The Morning Journal

Qatar crisis shakes East Africa, a home to Gulf militaries
The Morning Journal
And with Saudi Arabia and its allies mired in a war just across the Red Sea in Yemen, the area has never had more strategic value. “I think we're seeing a game of geopolitical chess being played out,” said Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, a research fellow ...

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Chess Research - Wed, 08/30/2017 - 09:10

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Why Human-Like Reasoning Is The Key To Trusted AI - Forbes

Chess Research - Wed, 08/30/2017 - 07:02

Forbes

Why Human-Like Reasoning Is The Key To Trusted AI
Forbes
It's one thing to win a game of chess or go against a world champion, but it's entirely another when you're trying to land a rover on Mars. That's the leap between an AI system that's memorized a game with a ... Researchers like those at the Jet ...

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Do We Need a Speedometer for Artificial Intelligence? - WIRED

Chess Research - Wed, 08/30/2017 - 06:00

WIRED

Do We Need a Speedometer for Artificial Intelligence?
WIRED
Microsoft said last week that it had achieved a new record for the accuracy of software that transcribes speech. Its system missed just one in 20 words on a standard collection of phone call recordings—matching humans given the same challenge. The ...

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Qatar crisis shakes East Africa, a home to Gulf militaries - WBAL Radio

Chess Research - Wed, 08/30/2017 - 01:47

Qatar crisis shakes East Africa, a home to Gulf militaries
WBAL Radio
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Though far-removed from the Gulf, East Africa has been shaken by the Arab diplomatic crisis gripping Qatar. In recent years both Qatar and the other energy-rich nations arrayed against it have made inroads in the ...

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Qatar crisis shakes East Africa, a home to Gulf militaries - Washington Post

Chess Research - Wed, 08/30/2017 - 01:46

Qatar crisis shakes East Africa, a home to Gulf militaries
Washington Post
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Though far-removed from the Gulf, East Africa has been shaken by the Arab diplomatic crisis gripping Qatar. In recent years both Qatar and the other energy-rich nations arrayed against it have made inroads in the Horn of ...

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Plymouth Public Library news - Wicked Local Plymouth

Chess Research - Wed, 08/30/2017 - 01:16

Plymouth Public Library news
Wicked Local Plymouth
Chess history has many examples of a Grandmaster playing 30 or 40 people at once in an event called a “Simultaneous.” The Library is presenting its own version of such a simultaneous from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 2. Challenge an experienced chess ...

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Horizon editor Steve Crabtree: Moors Murderer Ian Brady sent me a Christmas card - Radio Times

Chess Research - Tue, 08/29/2017 - 10:52

Radio Times

Horizon editor Steve Crabtree: Moors Murderer Ian Brady sent me a Christmas card
Radio Times
He wrote about what a fantastic chess player he was, the prizes he'd won with his oil paintings, how many books he'd read, and the 20 years he'd spent translating books into Braille for schools (until the authorities at Ashworth Hospital stopped it ...

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A new polling low for Trump: Just 16 percent 'like' his conduct as president - Washington Post

Chess Research - Tue, 08/29/2017 - 10:16

Washington Post

A new polling low for Trump: Just 16 percent 'like' his conduct as president
Washington Post
But a new poll from the Pew Research Center shows just how conflicted Trump voters are these days about as well as any poll I've seen. And despite all those hot takes about how Trump's penchant for controversy represents some kind of multidimensional ...

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