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AI Wins $290,000 in Chinese Poker Competition (bbc.com)

Posted by msmash on from the piece-of-cake dept.

An AI program has beaten a team of six poker players at a series of exhibition matches in China. From a report on BBC: The AI system, called Lengpudashi, won a landslide victory and $290,000 in the five-day competition. It is the second time this year that an AI program has beaten competitive poker players. An earlier version of the program, known as Libratus, beat four of the world's best poker pros during a 20-day game in January.

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  1. Go, Poker, Chess, Jeopardy... by presidenteloco · · Score: 4, Funny

    Who'se your daddy?

    I don't know that this is the official moment when AI becomes smarter than us,
    but I do suspect strongly that current AI could handily beat Donald Trump at the task of rationally governing the world's most powerful and dangerous nation, and I for one know which one I would vote for.

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    Where are we going and why are we in a handbasket?