DeepMind has applied its mastery of games to a more serious business: the foundations of computer science. The Google subsidiary today unveiled AlphaDev, an AI system that discovers new fundamental ...

There's a particular strain of game theory, Colonel Blotto, that many believe could predict the outcomes of everything from elections to sports matches. It asks two sides to distribute soldiers over a ...

The AI-generated algorithms are already being used by millions of developers. DeepMind’s run of discoveries in fundamental computer science continues. Last year the company used a version of its ...

Nash equilibria represent a cornerstone in game theory, defining strategy profiles wherein no player can benefit by unilaterally deviating. This concept underpins a myriad of applications, ranging ...

University of Queensland researchers have used an algorithm from a video game to gain insights into the behavior of molecules within live brain cells. Dr Tristan Wallis and Professor Frederic Meunier ...

Over the past year, it's become pretty clear that machines can now beat us in many straightforward zero-sum games. A new study from an international team of computer scientists set out to develop a ...

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