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DeepMind’s AlphaZero AI is the new champion in chess, shogi, and Go

Dec07
by on December 7, 2018 at 10:43 am
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence, Google, Insider


Till now, we were trying to develop an AI which can beat Human players at respective board games. But the race has now shifted to beating other top AI players at their own games. Alphabet Inc.’s AI division, DeepMind, has developed an AI named AlphaZero, which can learn and master games like chess, Go, and shogi without any human intervention. In a paper published in The Journal Science, the DeepMind team notes that AlphaZero is an improved version of its famous AlphaGo engine. After feeding basic rules of chess, shogi, and Go, it took AlphaZero, nine hours, 12 hours, and…

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DeepMind’s AlphaZero AI is the new champion in chess, shogi, and Go

Dec07
by on December 7, 2018 at 10:43 am
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence, Google, Insider


Till now, we were trying to develop an AI which can beat Human players at respective board games. But the race has now shifted to beating other top AI players at their own games. Alphabet Inc.’s AI division, DeepMind, has developed an AI named AlphaZero, which can learn and master games like chess, Go, and shogi without any human intervention. In a paper published in The Journal Science, the DeepMind team notes that AlphaZero is an improved version of its famous AlphaGo engine. After feeding basic rules of chess, shogi, and Go, it took AlphaZero, nine hours, 12 hours, and…

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SEC pushes long-awaited decision on Bitcoin ETF to February 2019

Dec07
by on December 7, 2018 at 9:55 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


If you had any hopes that a Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) would be coming in early 2019, to bring Bitcoin to Wall Street, it’s time to put them aside – again. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday released an update stating it is pushing its decision on the VanEck Bitcoin ETF back to February 27, 2019. According to the update, the SEC has received over 1,600 comments on the proposed rule change which would enable the launch of the Bitcoin ETF. Clearly, the SEC is taking its time to ensure all feedback has been considered, and that the…

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12 creative virtual reality uses businesses should consider

Dec07
by on December 7, 2018 at 9:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Contributors


Virtual reality (VR) has made massive bounds in recent years. We’re now seeing VR as an innovative and creative experience catered to customers. To find out about the creative ways entrepreneurs are using VR — and which methods have true applicability — I asked a panel of entrepreneurs from Young Entrepreneur Council the following question: What’s the most creative use of VR you’ve seen, and how has it inspired your own business efforts? Their best answers are below: 1. Anything related to physical space VR will change the way most physical spaces are being shown. This rears its head in real…

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Researchers found a psychological link between conspiracy theories and creationism

Dec07
by on December 7, 2018 at 8:31 am
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication


Ask a three-year-old why they think it’s raining, and she may say “because the flowers are thirsty”. Her brother might also tell you that trees have leaves to provide shade for people and animals. These are instances of teleological thinking, the idea that things came into being and exist for a purpose. Teleological explanations for natural phenomena are rejected by scientists because these explanations appeal to intentions. But trees do not grow leaves and rain clouds do not drop water with an outcome in mind. It rains because of physics. And those physics would apply equally if there were no…

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