[FRIAM] Google self-evolving AlphaZero artificial intelligence program mastered chess from scratch in 4 hours: Rich Murray 2017.12.10

[Rich Murray]

https://futurism.com/4-hours-googles-ai-mastered-chess-knowledge-history/

Chess isn’t an easy game, by human standards. But for an artificial
intelligence powered by a formidable, almost alien mindset, the trivial
diversion can be mastered in a few spare hours.

In a new paper, Google researchers detail how their latest AI evolution,
AlphaZero, developed “superhuman performance” in chess, taking just four
hours to learn the rules before obliterating the world champion chess
program, Stockfish.

In other words, all of humanity’s chess knowledge – and beyond – was
absorbed and surpassed by an AI in about as long as it takes to drive from
New York City to Washington, DC.

After being programmed with only the rules of chess (no strategies), in
just four hours AlphaZero had mastered the game to the extent it was able
to best the highest-rated chess-playing program Stockfish.

In a series of 100 games against Stockfish, AlphaZero won 25 games while
playing as white (with first mover advantage), and picked up three games
playing as black.
The rest of the contests were draws, with Stockfish recording no wins and
AlphaZero no losses.

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