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AlphaGo Zero: algorithms over data and compute

AlphaGo Zero was trained entirely through self-play — no data from human play was used. The resulting program is the strongest Go player ever by a large margin, and is extremely efficient in its use of compute (running on only 4 TPUs). Previous versions of AlphaGo initially trained on thousands of human amateur and professional games …

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October 25, 2017 Stephen Hsu Leave a comment

DeepMind and StarCraft II Learning Environment

This Learning Environment will enable researchers to attack the problem of building an AI that plays StarCraft II at a high level. As observed in the video, this infrastructure development required significant investment of resources by DeepMind / Alphabet. Now, researchers in academia and elsewhere have a platform from which to explore an important class …

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September 5, 2017 Stephen Hsu Leave a comment

Spencer writes in the library, part 18: Take cover!

This episode of Spencer Writes in the Library took place Tuesday, November 4th around 6:15pm. The Spot Where am I working today? I finally made it to a library spot that I’ve been meaning to blog about for months now — the downtown Lansing location of the Capital Area District Library. I had an appointment …

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November 17, 2014 Spencer Greenhalgh Leave a comment

Spencer writes in the library, part 12: Making my own Mac apps

This episode of Spencer Writes in the Library took place Friday, August 8th around 10:45am The Spot Where am I working today? I am once again at the East Lansing Public Library. I was planning on spending the whole day in the MSU Library, but got halfway to the bus stop and realized that I …

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October 8, 2014 Spencer Greenhalgh Leave a comment

Clash of Clans Troop Efficiency

For the past couple months, I’ve been filling my downtime by playing Clash of Clans, a MMO base builder game where you can plunder other player’s bases. In hopes of improving my attack strategy, I’ve read several guides on how to conduct the best attacks in the game. One thing that’s missing from these guides, …

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September 9, 2014 Randy Olson Leave a comment

Spencer writes in the library, part 7: Bending the rules

This episode of Spencer Writes in the Library took place on Friday, August 1 around 10:00am The Spot Where am I working today? Today, I am actually working from the East Lansing Public Library. It’s a departure from my stated goal of exploring the MSU Library, but I’ve got a really good reason for it, …

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September 1, 2014 Spencer Greenhalgh Leave a comment

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