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Category: How do computers learn?

How do computers learn?
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Teaching a computer to play the game Go is difficult

Posted on December 23, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 612 views

A mathematical strategy called Objective Monte-Carlo helped a team of researchers teach a computer how to play the ancient and complex game…

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    Smart robots could automatically identify Mars rocks

    Posted on December 20, 2021October 24, 2022 by Genesis Berlanga 327 views

    How do you train a computer to identify the type of Mars rocks it sees? #Mars #geology #machinelearning #deeplearning

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      How old and young people react to the Prisoner’s Dilemma

      Posted on December 6, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 3k views

      This study was the first to report on different age groups’ interactions with different people when presented with a multi-round…

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        Artificial intelligence can learn to play a complex war game

        Posted on November 25, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 1k views

        A team of scientists recently learned that "reinforcement learning" can be used to play a very complex war game.

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          Can a computer learn to play Settlers of Catan?

          Posted on November 22, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 1k views

          At a glance, board games may seem to have no connection to artificial intelligence (AI). However, board games are quite useful when studying…

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            A new method of detecting extraterrestrial life

            Posted on September 5, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 1k views

            Researchers discovered computer-led chemical analysis of a sample is a powerful tool for searching for ET biochemistry without making…

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              Using artificial intelligence to diagnose autism in the womb

              Posted on June 3, 2021October 24, 2022 by Rachel Holland 1k views

              Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is one of the most common developmental disorders diagnosed today. It affects an estimated 75 million people…

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                A new way to detect ET life using chemical profiles

                Posted on April 26, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 1k views

                Researchers found a new way to tell the difference between the chemicals of life and the chemicals of non-life...using machine learning!

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                  How “fast radio bursts” are used in the search for alien life

                  Posted on January 28, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 223 views

                  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…

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                    Can We Teach a Computer to Be Creative?

                    Posted on October 18, 2017October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy 293 views

                    Creativity is no small task. We do our best to cultivate and cherish the imagination of young children, and struggle to maintain those…

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