How to build your own AlphaZero AI using Python and Keras

How to build your own AlphaZero AI using Python and Keras Teach a machine to learn Connect4 strategy through self-play and deep learning In this article I'll attempt to cover three things: Two reasons why AlphaZero is a massive step forward for Artificial Intelligence How you can build a replica of the AlphaZero methodology to play the game Connect4 How you can adapt the code to plug in other games First, a quick note about a new platform, The Network -- a place where data scientists can find paid contract projects with businesses! AlphaGo AlphaGo Zero AlphaZero In March 2016, Deepmind's AlphaGo beat 18 times world champion Go player Lee Sedol 4–1 in a series watched by over 200 million people. A machine had learnt a super-human strategy for playing Go, a feat previously thought impossible, or at the very least, at least a decade away from being accomplished. Match 3 of AlphaGo vs Lee Sedol This in itself, was a remarkable achievement. However, on 18th October 2017, DeepMind took a giant leap further.