Category Archives: Games

Checkers, backgammon, chess, Go, poker, and other games have witnessed the machines’ invasions, falling one by one to dominant A.I.s. Now crosswords have joined them. “Dr. Fill” algorithm wasn’t perfect; it finished the tournament with three errors. But its blazing speed—most puzzles … Continue reading →

Google’s Deepmind has released an attempt at tackling StarCraft, considered to be one of the most challenging Real-Time Strategy (RTS) games, that has emerged by consensus as a “grand challenge” for AI research. Starcraft has many more complex elements than Chess … Continue reading →