AI can win at poker: but as computers get smarter, who keeps tabs on their ethics?
by Kay Firth-Butterfield from Technology | The Guardian on (#2BGK5)
Artificial intelligence is fast at learning games, but applied to wider society it can have troubling outcomes
You might not expect to find a player named Libratus around a poker table in a high-stakes game of no-limit Texas Hold'em. Yet it was Libratus - an artificial intelligence (AI) - that emerged triumphant from a gruelling 20-day tournament that culminated late last Monday in a dramatic victory over four of the world's top players.
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