DeepMind's Groundbreaking AlphaGo Zero AI Is Now a Versatile Gamer

Because chances are it can learn to outsmart you inside a day. Earlier this year, we reported that Alphabet's machine-learning subsidiary, DeepMind, had made a huge advance. Using an artificial-intelligence approach known as reinforcement learning, it had enabled its AlphaGo software to develop superhuman skills for the game of Go without needing human data. Armed with just the rules of the game, the AI was able to make random plays until it developed champion-beating strategies. The new software was dubbed AlphaGo Zero because it didn't need any human input. Now, in a paper published on arXiv, the DeepMind team reports that the software has been generalized so that it can learn other games.