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February events at the Abbot Public Library - Wicked Local Marblehead

Chess Research - Mon, 01/23/2017 - 12:11

February events at the Abbot Public Library
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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 ...

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Engineers eat away at Ms. Pac-Man score with artificial player Cornell University - EurekAlert (press release)

Chess Research - Mon, 01/23/2017 - 11:17

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Engineers eat away at Ms. Pac-Man score with artificial player Cornell University
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 ...

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Watson should have run for US president: How smart algorithms are better than dumb politicians - Quartz

Chess Research - Mon, 01/23/2017 - 06:00

Watson should have run for US president: How smart algorithms are better than dumb politicians
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 ...

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sat, 01/21/2017 - 15:30

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Chess notes
The Boston Globe
Coming events: Jan. 29, West Newbury 2017 Winter Open, West Newbury Town Hall Annex, 381 Main St., West Newbury, www.RelyeaChess.com; Jan. 29, Boylston January Scholastic-Spiegel Cup Series, 40 Norris St., Cambridge, www.BoylstonChess.org.

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Engineers Beat Ms. Pac-Man High Score with Artificial Player - ENGINEERING.com

Chess Research - Sat, 01/21/2017 - 08:29

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Engineers Beat Ms. Pac-Man High Score with Artificial Player
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 ...

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Oman health: Mind games really do help your brain - Times of Oman

Chess Research - Sat, 01/21/2017 - 06:55

Times of Oman

Oman health: Mind games really do help your brain
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 ...

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Scientists advising the US military say fears of an AI existential threat are 'uninformed' - The Verge

Chess Research - Fri, 01/20/2017 - 08:53

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Scientists advising the US military say fears of an AI existential threat are 'uninformed'
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

Chess Research - Fri, 01/20/2017 - 07:22

Can AI beat the best at Texas hold'em?
CIO Australia
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.

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PRO Chess League: Bringing Chess into Mainstream Sports Culture - St. Louis Public Radio

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 01/19/2017 - 05:33

St. Louis Public Radio

PRO Chess League: Bringing Chess into Mainstream Sports Culture
St. Louis Public Radio
St. Louis is lucky enough to have two teams to cheer for in the PRO Chess League's inaugural season. Grandmaster Wesley So, ranked fourth in the world, spearheads the lineup for the Saint Louis Archbishops. Saint Louis University grandmasters Yaroslav ...

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PRO Chess League: Bringing Chess into Mainstream Sports Culture - St. Louis Public Radio

In the News - Thu, 01/19/2017 - 05:33

St. Louis Public Radio

PRO Chess League: Bringing Chess into Mainstream Sports Culture
St. Louis Public Radio
Provided by the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. I don't mean to go rogue, but one of the more controversial topics in the chess world currently is the amount of time a chess game should take. There are the chess purists, who believe ...

To gain full access to the content on this site: - Paducah Sun

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Thu, 01/19/2017 - 00:52

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Paducah Sun
Graves County Scholastic Chess: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Graves County Central Elementary, 2262 Kentucky 121, Mayfield, 270-328-2656. Cold Hard Trivia: 7 to 9 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, 6725 U.S. 45 S., $150 at door, 270-444-0384. Dinner at the Races: 5 ...

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Kindergartner is chess champion | www.toacorn.com | Thousand ... - Thousand Oaks Acorn

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Wed, 01/18/2017 - 23:04

Kindergartner is chess champion | www.toacorn.com | Thousand ...
Thousand Oaks Acorn
QUICK STUDY—Inay Vellore, a kindergartner at Lang Ranch Elementary School, started playing QUICK STUDY—Inay Vellore, a kindergartner at Lang ...

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New Third Thursdays initiative showcases University of Manitoba's creative community - The Manitoban

Marcel Dzama, Jon Crumiller - Wed, 01/18/2017 - 08:26

The Manitoban

New Third Thursdays initiative showcases University of Manitoba's creative community
The Manitoban
“We produce world class art, music, and performance here. It doesn't get talked about enough,” Enns said. “I was at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles and their gift shop had a set of Marcel Dzama art cards. Marcel Dzama is a U of M graduate ...

Games Hold the Key to Teaching Artificial Intelligence Systems - Motley Fool

Chess Research - Wed, 01/18/2017 - 07:43

Motley Fool

Games Hold the Key to Teaching Artificial Intelligence Systems
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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New Third Thursdays initiative showcases University of Manitoba's creative community - The Manitoban

Marcel Dzama, Jon Crumiller - Wed, 01/18/2017 - 02:00
New Third Thursdays initiative showcases University of Manitoba's creative community  The Manitoban

On Jan. 19, a coalition of University of Manitoba's arts institutions led by UMFM, are kicking off a new monthly event called Third Thursdays to celebrate.

AUDS Counter-drone System First to Achieve TRL-9 Status Following Successful Deployment With US Forces - MarketWatch

Chess Research - Wed, 01/18/2017 - 01:31

AUDS Counter-drone System First to Achieve TRL-9 Status Following Successful Deployment With US Forces
MarketWatch
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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Children invited to compete in Riverside chess tournament - Press-Enterprise

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Tue, 01/17/2017 - 18:41

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Children invited to compete in Riverside chess tournament
Press-Enterprise
A youth chess tournament will be held in the gym at La Sierra High School in Riverside at 8:15 a.m. Jan. 28. The La Sierra January Jamboree Scholastic Chess Tournament, presented by the Riverside Youth Chess Association, is open to students in ...

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Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis' Strategy Across the Board Gala - Ladue News

Shannon Bailey - Tue, 01/17/2017 - 11:49

Ladue News

Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis' Strategy Across the Board Gala
Ladue News
The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis held its inaugural fundraiser, Strategy Across the Board, at the Starlight Room at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel. Cocktails and hors d' oeuvres were served followed by dinner. There was a special ...

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HomeLocalNewsThe Unquiet Librarian: What do you do here, anyway ... - Starjournalnow

Chess Research - Tue, 01/17/2017 - 11:21

HomeLocalNewsThe Unquiet Librarian: What do you do here, anyway ...
Starjournalnow
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 ...

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