King me!

By Michael Becker | Published: July 19, 2007

The world of checkers is being turned upside-down by claims that Chinook, a computer program, is invincible.

Okay, maybe the world isn't upside-down--I have no way to find out because I don't know where the checker's world is, and I'm not going to spend time looking for it online. Still, you have to admit that the assertion that a computer program is unbeatable is something, especially when it's published in Science (abstract only).

Reminds me of that movie Wargames. "Would you like to play a game?"

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  1. R.Barton
    Posted July 23, 2007 at 9:22 pm | Permalink

    On an entirely unre­lated topic, I wanted to bounce this blog idea to you. Check out the rest of his posts as well: Whet Moser, Chicago Reader

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