This is a form of machine learning and is within the realm of artificial intelligence. In 1961 this was definitely leading edge :) "Matchbox Educable Noughts a

This is a form of machine learning and is within the realm of artificial intelligence. In 1961 this was definitely leading edge :) "Matchbox Educable Noughts and Crosses Engine" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matchbox_Educable_Noughts_and_Crosses_Engine?wprov=sfti1# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matchbox_Educable_Noughts_and_... "The Matchbox Educable Noughts and Crosses Engine (sometimes called the Machine Educable Noughts and Crosses Engine or MENACE) was a mechanical computer made from 304 matchboxes designed and built by artificial intelligence researcher Donald Michie in 1961. It was designed to play human opponents in games of noughts and crosses (tic-tac-toe) by returning a move for any given state of play and to refine its strategy through reinforcement learning. This was one of the first types of artificial intelligence."