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Machines that will think and feel - Business Spectator

Chess Research - Sun, 03/20/2016 - 19:13

Machines that will think and feel
Business Spectator
Go resembles chess in the deep, complex problems it poses but is even harder to play and has resisted AI researchers longer. It requires mastery of strategy and tactics while you conceal your own plans and try to read your opponent's. Mastering Go fits ...

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Machines that will think and feel - The Australian (subscription)

Chess Research - Sun, 03/20/2016 - 18:55

The Australian (subscription)

Machines that will think and feel
The Australian (subscription)
Artificial intelligence is breathing down our necks: Software built by Google startled the field last week by easily defeating the world's best player of the Asian board game Go in a five-game match. Go resembles chess in the deep, complex problems it ...

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'Goodbye to the Dead,' A Conversation with Brian Freeman - Huffington Post

Chess Research - Sun, 03/20/2016 - 14:03

Huffington Post

'Goodbye to the Dead,' A Conversation with Brian Freeman
Huffington Post
One of the best things about writing books is your research takes you to discover different lines of work. I spent a lot of time with one of ... I was starting a novel called Checkmate, which was about the murder of a chess grandmaster. Writing fiction ...

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Machines use their own intelligence - Financial Times

Chess Research - Sun, 03/20/2016 - 14:03

Financial Times

Machines use their own intelligence
Financial Times
Chess-playing was a good example. When researchers sat down with grandmasters and asked them to explain how they played such fine chess, the answers were useless. Some players appealed to “intuition”, others to “experience”. Many said they did not ...

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7 Fascinating Things You Probably Didn't Know About Walt Disney Co. - mySanAntonio.com

Chess Research - Sun, 03/20/2016 - 13:20

7 Fascinating Things You Probably Didn't Know About Walt Disney Co.
mySanAntonio.com
Chess pieces with embedded 3D-printed light pipes display content piped from an interactive tabletop. Location and suggested moves can be displayed on each piece. Image source: Disney Research. It seems to fly under the radar, however, that Disney has ...

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7 Fascinating Things You Probably Didn't Know About Walt Disney Co. - Motley Fool

Chess Research - Sun, 03/20/2016 - 13:07

Motley Fool

7 Fascinating Things You Probably Didn't Know About Walt Disney Co.
Motley Fool
Chess pieces with embedded 3D-printed light pipes display content piped from an interactive tabletop. Location and suggested moves can be displayed on each piece. Image source: Disney Research. It seems to fly under the radar, however, that Disney has ...

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7 Fascinating Things You Probably Didn't Know About Walt Disney Co. - Motley Fool

Chess Research - Sun, 03/20/2016 - 13:07

Motley Fool

7 Fascinating Things You Probably Didn't Know About Walt Disney Co.
Motley Fool
Chess pieces with embedded 3D-printed light pipes display content piped from an interactive tabletop. Location and suggested moves can be displayed on each piece. Image source: Disney Research. It seems to fly under the radar, however, that Disney has ...

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Can cultural engagement soften N. Korea's hard-line stance? - The Japan Times

Chess Research - Sun, 03/20/2016 - 05:57

The Japan Times

Can cultural engagement soften N. Korea's hard-line stance?
The Japan Times
While generally not an issue, visitors could also be used as unwitting pawns in a political game of chess, as evidenced by the arrest of U.S. student Otto Warmbier in late January. Warmbier, who was taking part in a tour organized by ... “There aren't ...

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With artificial intelligence having beaten humans in board games, what's next? - Herald and News

Chess Research - Sun, 03/20/2016 - 03:55

With artificial intelligence having beaten humans in board games, what's next?
Herald and News
Games are typically chosen for the specific challenges that researchers want their AI to be able to overcome. With board games such as chess and Go, computer programs are put through the ringer to see if they can learn from past matches and determine ...

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Do it: Your guide to area entertainment and events - Scranton Times-Tribune

Chess Research - Sun, 03/20/2016 - 03:08

Do it: Your guide to area entertainment and events
Scranton Times-Tribune
Benefits SIDS research in memory of Jude Zayac. judezayacfoundation.com. ABINGTON HEIGHTS EDUCATION ... 570-587-3440 or lclshome.org. CHESS CLUB: Tuesdays, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Abington Community Library, Clarks Summit. 570-587-3440 or ...

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Everything You Know About Artificial Intelligence is Wrong - Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies

Chess Research - Sun, 03/20/2016 - 02:05

Everything You Know About Artificial Intelligence is Wrong
Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies
It was hailed as the most significant test of machine intelligence since Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in chess nearly 20 years ago. Google's AlphaGo has won two of the first three games against grandmaster Lee ... NYU research psychologist Gary ...

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Apple aims to bolster lineup with new iPhone to remain competitive - Economic Times

Chess Research - Sun, 03/20/2016 - 00:10

Apple aims to bolster lineup with new iPhone to remain competitive
Economic Times
"I suspect this is far more about boosting off-season sales than it is about introducing a new iPhone at a dramatically lower price point, for example, for emerging markets," said Jan Dawson of Jackdaw Research in a blog post. But Dawson said the new ...

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Apple aims to bolster lineup with new iPhone to remain competitve - Economic Times

Chess Research - Sun, 03/20/2016 - 00:10

Apple aims to bolster lineup with new iPhone to remain competitve
Economic Times
"I suspect this is far more about boosting off-season sales than it is about introducing a new iPhone at a dramatically lower price point, for example, for emerging markets," said Jan Dawson of Jackdaw Research in a blog post. But Dawson said the new ...

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Chess notes - The Boston Globe

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sat, 03/19/2016 - 23:05

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
... Ryan Sowa, Michael Mi, Brandon Wu: 3-1; U1950: 1st: Elliott Wu, 3.5-5, 2nd-4th: Joe Ray, Jerry Williams, Jason Albert Havener: 3-1; Concord-Carlisle Chess Club Scholastic: 11&Over: 1st: Ritvik Pulya: 3.5-5, 2nd: Lucas Kamon: 3-1, 3rd: Gregory ...

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Highland junior 'still forgets his socks,' but he got a perfect 36 score on ACT - Belleville News-Democrat

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sat, 03/19/2016 - 14:26

Belleville News-Democrat

Highland junior 'still forgets his socks,' but he got a perfect 36 score on ACT
Belleville News-Democrat
He says he's lucky that he lives nearby because people come to the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis just to learn from other chess players here. Stanhaus said the rankings have not been updated to reflect his birthday, but he was rated ...

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Chess winners recognized - Lockport Union-Sun & Journal

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sat, 03/19/2016 - 12:01

Lockport Union-Sun & Journal

Chess winners recognized
Lockport Union-Sun & Journal
Members of the Golden Knights National Scholastic Chess Club competed in the recent New York chess championship. Here, Golden Knights members Shaan Cheruvu, left, Country Parkway Elementary, took 8th place and earned a Top 15 NYS Chess ...

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How the Computer Beat the Go Master - Scientific American

Chess Research - Sat, 03/19/2016 - 08:00

Scientific American

How the Computer Beat the Go Master
Scientific American
Assuming that a game of chess lasts on average d moves (called the game's depth), the complete game tree from any one starting position—the list of all moves, countermoves, counter-countermoves and so on until one side or the other wins—contains ...
AlphaGo and the Clash of CivilizationsForeign Policy (blog)
Five Lessons from AlphaGo's Historic VictoryMIT Technology Review
Is artificial intelligence ready to rule the world?Science Network Western Australia

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How the Computer Beat the Go Master - Scientific American

Chess Research - Sat, 03/19/2016 - 08:00

Scientific American

How the Computer Beat the Go Master
Scientific American
Assuming that a game of chess lasts on average d moves (called the game's depth), the complete game tree from any one starting position—the list of all moves, countermoves, counter-countermoves and so on until one side or the other wins—contains ...
AlphaGo and the Clash of CivilizationsForeign Policy (blog)
Five Lessons from AlphaGo's Historic VictoryMIT Technology Review
AlphaGo's win over Go champion Lee Se-Dol proves AI can be 'immoral'Daily Mail
Science Network Western Australia
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Highland junior 'still forgets his socks,' but he got a perfect 36 score on ACT - Belleville News-Democrat

Scholastic Chess News Feed - Sat, 03/19/2016 - 06:26

Belleville News-Democrat

Highland junior 'still forgets his socks,' but he got a perfect 36 score on ACT
Belleville News-Democrat
He says he's lucky that he lives nearby because people come to the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis just to learn from other chess players here. Stanhaus said the rankings have not been updated to reflect his birthday, but he was rated ...

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Now, Facebook introduces basketball game in its messenger service - Economic Times

Chess Research - Sat, 03/19/2016 - 06:01

Economic Times

Now, Facebook introduces basketball game in its messenger service
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Twitter stated on Friday that new research from IPSOS shows that the social media site is increasingly adopted by the mass affluent across key markets in Asia. In India, 87 per cent of the mass affluent surveyed use Twitter on a regular ...

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