AI-powered drone beats human champion pilots
by Ian Sample Science editor from Technology | The Guardian on (#6EA7B)
Swift AI used technique called deep reinforcement learning to win 15 out of 25 races against world champions
Having trounced humans at everything from chess and Go, to StarCraft and Gran Turismo, artificial intelligence (AI) has raised its game and defeated world champions at a real-world sport.
The latest mortals to feel the sting of AI-induced defeat are three expert drone racers who were beaten by an algorithm that learned to fly a drone around a 3D race course at breakneck speeds without crashing. Or at least not crashing too often.
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