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Looks like a residual network (ResNet) feeding a Monte Carlo tree search (MCTS) solves the strategy optimization problem. A critique is that the game model (ru

Looks like a residual network (ResNet) feeding a Monte Carlo tree search (MCTS) solves the strategy optimization problem. A critique is that the game model (rules, pieces, movements, legal moves) is still bespoke and painstakingly created by a human being. One next step would be for an algorithm that develops the game model as well as the strategy and the I/O translation. E.g., use Atari 2600 Video Chess frame grabs as the input and the Atari controller as the output. After experimentation the algorithm creates everything: the game model (chess, checkers, shogi, go), the strategy for the game, and the I/O processing needed to effect the strategy with the available inputs and outputs.

afpx 9y ago
Would what you're asking for even be possible for a human? For instance, if I plop my child down in front of a game and tell them to figure it out without telling them the rules, would they be able to figure out the complete set of rules even by trial and error?
- nemo1618 9y ago
  Actually, this is a game itself. I used to play it with friends growing up -- we called it "Mao." It's a card game where you are penalized for breaking the rules (at least one person must know the rules in advance). You are allowed to pause the game at any time and guess what a rule is, and the players who know the rules will confirm or deny your guess. You'd be surprised at how quickly people can pick up rules like "only face cards may be played after a 7" or "if an ace is played, the next person is skipped."
- kilburn 9y ago
  It definitely is. I learned to play Othello and Backgammon by randomly trying things vs the computer as a child. It is also relatively easy to learn card games' rules, even Poker (albeit some very edge-case rules could take a long time to grasp). The key is that you give the kid a computer version of the game, that doesn't allow rule breaking and makes it clear when a reward or penalty is applied (YOU WIN!).
nullbyte 9y ago
Your comment is unfathomably stupid.

afpx 9y ago

Would what you're asking for even be possible for a human? For instance, if I plop my child down in front of a game and tell them to figure it out without telling them the rules, would they be able to figure out the complete set of rules even by trial and error?

nemo1618 9y ago
Actually, this is a game itself. I used to play it with friends growing up -- we called it "Mao." It's a card game where you are penalized for breaking the rules (at least one person must know the rules in advance). You are allowed to pause the game at any time and guess what a rule is, and the players who know the rules will confirm or deny your guess. You'd be surprised at how quickly people can pick up rules like "only face cards may be played after a 7" or "if an ace is played, the next person is skipped."
kilburn 9y ago
It definitely is. I learned to play Othello and Backgammon by randomly trying things vs the computer as a child. It is also relatively easy to learn card games' rules, even Poker (albeit some very edge-case rules could take a long time to grasp). The key is that you give the kid a computer version of the game, that doesn't allow rule breaking and makes it clear when a reward or penalty is applied (YOU WIN!).

nullbyte 9y ago

Your comment is unfathomably stupid.