> Who here honestly thought neural networks were going to be a dominant force in board game AI? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_approximation_theorem h

> Who here honestly thought neural networks were going to be a dominant force in board game AI? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_approximation_theorem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_approximation_theore... Neural networks are an algorithmically simple way to approximate any mathematical function. So, really, why _wouldn't_ you think this? Ultimately, almost all boardgames can be reduced to mathematical functions.