Chess Research
Top-Performing AI Still Can't Pass an 8th Grade Science Test - Outer Places
Outer Places
AI is undoubtedly becoming more and more advanced, and has become especially proficient in specific tasks like chess, with Google researchers even achieving the "holy grail" of teaching a program to play the game Go better than a human champion.
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The Berkshires Calendar for Feb. 17 - Berkshire Eagle (subscription)
Berkshire Eagle (subscription)
5:30 p.m. hors d'oeuvres potluck; meeting at 6 p.m. Bruce Nayowith (local physician and activist) will lead a working session on communications around climate change, utilizing the latest research. UU Church on 175 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield,. ANIMAGIC ...
Part 1 of 2: The State of Genres in Video Games - Bidness ETC
Bidness ETC
Bidness ETC
Strategy games were actually invented ages ago, with board games such as Go and chess. This genre continued in the video games format with modern titles such as "XCOM," ... Learn more about Tesla Motors through our Exclusive Research Portal.
Why net kings dream of a... - The Siver Times
The Siver Times
Because the principle of the game appeals to a wide general knowledge and a good understanding of natural language (from answers, we must find the corresponding question), the victory of the machine raised awareness of the progress made since the ...
The Wrong Way To Praise People And Why It Can Backfire - Fast Company
Fast Company
Looking back, Waitzkin says that losing his first national chess championship was one of the best things that happened to him: It prevented him from believing he was smarter than everyone else and therefore didn't have to work hard. According to Dweck ...
The superhero of artificial intelligence: can this genius keep it in check? - The Guardian
The Guardian
Hassabis is the 39-year-old former chess master and video-games designer whose artificial intelligence research start-up, DeepMind, was bought by Google in 2014 for a reported $625 million. He is the son of immigrants, attended a state comprehensive in ...
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The superhero of artificial intelligence: can this genius keep it in check? - The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian
Hassabis is the 39-year-old former chess master and video-games designer whose artificial intelligence research start-up, DeepMind, was bought by Google in 2014 for a reported $625 million. He is the son of immigrants, attended a state comprehensive in ...
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Can China meet international expectations? - The Siasat Daily
The Siasat Daily
The Siasat Daily
Beijing: With international power and influence comes global responsibility. Decrying others “interfering in its internal affairs” at the slightest whiff of criticism, this is something with which China is yet to fully come to grips. Recent figures ...
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Daily Planner calendar for Feb. 16 - Poughkeepsie Journal
Poughkeepsie Journal
Al Kuntar is a visiting scholar and research fellow at the Penn Museum of the University of Pennsylvania. Her areas of scholarly interest ... Chess club — Cross Room, East Fishkill Community Library, 348 Route 376, Hopewell Junction. 1:30-4 p.m. Tuesdays.
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The Dark Side of World-Changing Technologies - Huffington Post
Huffington Post
Huffington Post
But the same research has controversial aspects. For instance, in 2012, a group in Wisconsin showed that it was surprisingly easy to make the influenza virus both more virulent and transmissible. To some, this was a scary portent of things to come. In ...
The Dark Side of World-Changing Technologies - Huffington Post (blog)
Huffington Post (blog)
Huffington Post (blog)
But the same research has controversial aspects. For instance, in 2012, a group in Wisconsin showed that it was surprisingly easy to make the influenza virus both more virulent and transmissible. To some, this was a scary portent of things to come. In ...
Trident: How the banks have their fingers on the button - CommonSpace
CommonSpace
CommonSpace
While we're on the subject of RUSI, on 4 February this year Malcolm Chalmers, director of research there, participated in a debate on Newsnight where he asserted it was "most unlikely that [Trident] will be phased out ... I see no evidence for that ...
Lansing-made video game's AI will adapt to players' actions - Lansing State Journal
Lansing State Journal
Lansing State Journal
In January, a Google AI program beat the European champion of the Chinese board game Go, a game considered harder than chess. Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg announced on the social media website in January that his own research team ...
Take The PSAT: Parents' Student Assistance Test - Forbes
Forbes
Forbes
He never mentions college; he just wants to play chess and read Russian novels. You. a. .... Visits shouldn't happen until Colin and Sarah have some ideas about specific schools and have done their research into programs, activities, and so on. Target ...
Short Takes - Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Mr Hall, besides teaching us the basics to ensure the majority of us made it to selective schools, expanded our minds with lessons in chess, musical instruments and public library historical research. Forty years after finishing at the school he could ...
Inspirational jam session is a hit at Camp Hill centre - Nuneaton News
Nuneaton News
Members of the 'Aspire In Arts' group, who meet at the Camp Hill Education Sports and Social (CHESS) centre, get to enjoy everything from weekly music, street dance, filming and media. At their last session, Birmingham-based band 'I O Earth' were ...
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Letters: International interference in the EU debate reeks of hypocrisy - Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk
SIR – Barack Obama, the American President, and Wayne Swan, the former deputy prime minister of Australia, have both made comments in support of Britain remaining in the EU. Their views are mostly centred on economics, while proposing that, ...
Cycling tour postponement costs city's cafes and motels - Toowoomba Chronicle
Toowoomba Chronicle
Toowoomba Chronicle
This year's event was postponed until 2017 due to financial pressures. The cancellation is expected to have an impact on motels, restaurants and shops. Toowoomba Cycling Development president Mac Sterling said research had shown the economic benefit ...
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AlphaGo vs. Lee Sedol: Odds favor machine over man in $1 million Go match - GeekWire
GeekWire
GeekWire
Next month's match against Sedol could be as big for fans of Go (and followers of AI research) as IBM's Deep Blue victory over chess champion Garry Kasparov was in 1997. The match will be streamed live from Seoul via You Tube from March 9 to 15.
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North Shore Community Calendar - The Salem News
The Salem News
The Salem News
Middleton: Genealogy Class: Part 2, 6 to 7 p.m., Flint Public Library, 1 South Main St. Learn about research tools and facts about ancestors. For adults. Register at 978-774-8132. www.flintlibrary.org. Marblehead: Poetry Salon, 2 to 4 p.m., Abbot ...