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xkcd #3045: AlphaMove (xkcd.com)
submitted 1 month ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/xkcd@lemmy.world
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It struggles a little with complex positions, like when there are an even number of moves and it has to round down, but when run against itself it's capable of finding some novelties. At one point I saw six knights on the board at once; Stockfish rarely exceeds four.

https://explainxkcd.com/3045/

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[–] Maetani@jlai.lu 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

This reminds me of this masterpiece https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpXy041BIlA

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yup. In fact, it is just Arithmetic (24:43) set to ½.

[–] MHLoppy@fedia.io 1 points 1 month ago

Fun watch, thanks for linking!