AI beats top players at Bridge in two-day tournament

In brief AI algorithms crushed eight world champions playing the card game Bridge, marking another milestone in machine learning systems becoming better than humans at specific games. Top Bridge players were invited to play against NooK, AI software developed by French startup NuukAI, in a tournament over two days in Paris. They battled against one another across 80 rounds, and the machine won 67 sets, beating humans at a rate of 83 per cent, according to The Guardian. NooK is made up of a combination of modern deep learning and older rule-based programmes. NuukAI's co-founder Jean-Baptiste Fantun said the company had developed the software over five years, and its decisions are easier to understand compared to today's black box-like systems.