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Machine Learns Games

Posted by samzenpus on from the how-about-a-nice-game-of-chess dept.

heptapod writes "New Scientist is reporting that UK researchers have created a computer that can learn rock, paper, scissors by observing humans. CogVis uses visual information to recognize events and objects in addition to learning by observing."

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  1. Re:And in other news computer beats world chess ch by mtrisk · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Yes, you should. The computer deducted how to play the game on its on. Chess computers like IBM's Deep Blue are programmed how to play chess and beat opponents before playing, and here, the computer doesn't even know how to play; it learns by picking up the sequence of events (the human players say "rock, paper, scissors, who wins or lose") and then forms the ability to play.

    Doesn't this seem like A.I.? Rather freaky, to tell you the truth.

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