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In a casino in Pittsburgh, an AI program is beating poker champions ... - Washington Post
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Washington Post
Poker, with its hidden hands and bluffing, is much harder for AI than, say chess, where players have a lot of information because the board is visible.
Artificial Intelligence Is About to Conquer Poker—But Not Without ...WIRED
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Richards-Porter Happy Earning From Chess - Jamaica Gleaner
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Jamaica Gleaner
"You can make a decent living from chess, because I graduated from the University of the West Indies (UWI). I was doing research, and I stopped it to come and teach chess," she outlined. Like most things, however, the flag-bearer says it depends on who ...
Why it's time to wake up to ResMed Inc.'s (CHESS) potential - Motley Fool Australia
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Despite the strong revenue growth the net profit for the quarter was generally flat due to rising administrative and research expenses, with adjusted gross margins of 58.3% marginally down on the prior quarter's adjusted gross margins of 58.9%. Overall ...
ResMed Inc. Announces Results for the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2017Yahoo Finance
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Why Poker Is a Big Deal for Artificial Intelligence - MIT Technology Review
MIT Technology Review
MIT Technology Review
It is fundamentally different from checkers, chess, or Go, because an opponent's hand remains hidden from view during play. In games of “imperfect information,” it is ... Game theory has already been applied to research on jamming attacks and ...
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February events at the Abbot Public Library - Wicked Local Marblehead
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This lecture will be presented by Ethan Edson, research technician for Northeastern University's Marine Science Center. With what is estimated to be over 250 ... Monday Night Children's Chess Club: Beginning players: 6-7 p.m. Feb. 6, 13 and 27 ...
Engineers eat away at Ms. Pac-Man score with artificial player Cornell University - EurekAlert (press release)
EurekAlert (press release)
EurekAlert (press release)
"It's not completely understood right now what elements of a problem allow humans to outperform computers and it is a question we are investigating with neuroscientists through collaborative projects supported by the Office of Naval Research and the ...
Watson should have run for US president: How smart algorithms are better than dumb politicians - Quartz
Quartz
IBM began to show off its AI prowess when its Deep Blue computer took on Gary Kasparov in a series of chess matches two decades ago, scoring its first win in 1997. By 2016, IBM's cognitive machine had defeated the ... Watson's research advocates ...
Engineers Beat Ms. Pac-Man High Score with Artificial Player - ENGINEERING.com
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ENGINEERING.com
The record score at the annual Ms. Pac-Man Screen Capture Competition stands at 36,280, but a trio of researchers led by Silvia Ferrari, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Cornell, has produced a laboratory score of 43,720. The score ...
Oman health: Mind games really do help your brain - Times of Oman
Times of Oman
Times of Oman
While there are an array of scientifically proven brain-sharpening techniques, playing mind games like crosswords, chess, Sudoku, and other puzzles are said to help in substantial ways. Marcel Danesi, author of the book Extreme Brain Workout, says that ...
Scientists advising the US military say fears of an AI existential threat are 'uninformed' - The Verge
The Verge
The Verge
These fears “do not align with the most rapidly advancing current research directions of AI as a field,” says the report, “but rather spring from dire predictions about one small area of research within AI, Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).” The ...
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Can AI beat the best at Texas hold'em? - CIO Australia
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For decades, researchers have been pitting artificial intelligence (AI) against the top game players in the world. The heads-up no-limit ... And it may be about to fall. In 1997, IBM chess computer Deep Blue defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov.
Games Hold the Key to Teaching Artificial Intelligence Systems - Motley Fool
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Motley Fool
In 1997, Garry Kasparov was defeated by IBM supercomputer Deep Blue in a chess match. This was the first time that artificial intelligence had defeated a reigning world ... Teams at Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Research Lab created an AI training platform ...
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AUDS Counter-drone System First to Achieve TRL-9 Status Following Successful Deployment With US Forces - MarketWatch
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The AUDS system - developed by Blighter Surveillance Systems, Chess Dynamics and Enterprise Control Systems - can detect a drone six miles (10km) away using electronic scanning radar, track it using precision infrared and daylight cameras and advanced ...
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HomeLocalNewsThe Unquiet Librarian: What do you do here, anyway ... - Starjournalnow
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According to the rough statistics, there is much going on here, chess games, studying, genealogical research, all kinds of questions, tours given to new cardholders, and technology and study assistance to name a few—all told about 500 people (average ...
Martin Luther King's Death Disappears Down the Memory Hole. “He Was Assassinated by a US Government Conspiracy” - Center for Research on Globalization
Center for Research on Globalization
Center for Research on Globalization
... Ray to return to the U.S. (an act that makes no sense for an escaped prisoner who had fled the country), gave him the money for the white Mustang, helped him attain travel documents, and moved him around the country like a pawn on a chess board.
More than 600 volunteer at Athens MLK Day of ServiceOnline Athens
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Renee Rosen: Where can I find Muddy Waters? - ChicagoNow (blog)
ChicagoNow (blog)
ChicagoNow (blog)
Renee Rosen captures the true essence of their humble beginnings and rise to success in her forthcoming novel, Windy City Blues, based on the origins of the Chicago Blues and the famous Chess records. The story features some of the best-known Chicago ...
Rival AIs Battle to Rule Poker (and Global Politics) | WIRED - WIRED
WIRED
WIRED
Two research groups are battling to build AI that can crack no-limit Texas Holds 'Em. That could be useful---with auctions, politics, even financial markets.
Poker AI competes to beat top players in no-limit game | New ScientistNew Scientist
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Poker AI competes to beat top players in no-limit game - New Scientist
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New Scientist
“Poker is an excellent game for testing artificial intelligence,” says Michael Bowling, head of the Computer Poker Research Group at the University of Alberta, Canada. “Unlike chess or Go, you never have a perfect view of the state of play, which is ...
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In Latest Man Vs. Machine Battle, the Machine is Winning - Fortune
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Fortune
In this case the machine, named Libratus, is using artificial intelligence (AI) technology developed at nearby Carnegie Mellon University, a hot bed of AI and robotics research. The tournament kicked off Wednesday with odds makers favoring the ... This ...
After day one, AI is crushing humanity at poker - The VergeThe Verge
AI takes on humans in marathon poker game - BBC News - BBC.comBBC News
Top poker pros face off vs. artificial intelligence - Phys.orgPhys.Org
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Alphabet Program Beats the European Human Go Champion - New York Times (blog)
New York Times (blog)
New York Times (blog)
On Wednesday, DeepMind, a research organization that operates under the umbrella of Alphabet, reported that a program combining two separate algorithms had soundly defeated a high-ranking professional Go player in a series of five matches. ... In a ...
In a Huge Breakthrough, Google's AI Beats a Top Player at the Game of GoWIRED
Google AI algorithm masters ancient game of GoNature.com
Google's AI beats a professional Go player, an industry firstVentureBeat
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