Teaching a computer to play the game Go is difficult
A mathematical strategy called Objective Monte-Carlo helped a team of researchers teach a computer how to play the ancient and complex game…
Category: How do computers learn?
How do computers learn?
Smart robots could automatically identify Mars rocks
How do you train a computer to identify the type of Mars rocks it sees? #Mars #geology #machinelearning #deeplearning
How old and young people react to the Prisoner’s Dilemma
This study was the first to report on different age groups’ interactions with different people when presented with a multi-round…
Artificial intelligence can learn to play a complex war game
A team of scientists recently learned that "reinforcement learning" can be used to play a very complex war game.
Can a computer learn to play Settlers of Catan?
At a glance, board games may seem to have no connection to artificial intelligence (AI). However, board games are quite useful when studying…
A new method of detecting extraterrestrial life
Researchers discovered computer-led chemical analysis of a sample is a powerful tool for searching for ET biochemistry without making…
Using artificial intelligence to diagnose autism in the womb
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is one of the most common developmental disorders diagnosed today. It affects an estimated 75 million people…
A new way to detect ET life using chemical profiles
Researchers found a new way to tell the difference between the chemicals of life and the chemicals of non-life...using machine learning!
How “fast radio bursts” are used in the search for alien life
Detecting fast radio bursts is difficult because the data is "noisy" so ruling out false positives is a current topic of study. A group of…
Can We Teach a Computer to Be Creative?
Creativity is no small task. We do our best to cultivate and cherish the imagination of young children, and struggle to maintain those…