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You have confused separate events.

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Sorry, but this isn't quite correct either. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]


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Please explain exactly what you think was incorrect. My version is based on the papers by Tesauro I read, in for example, the journal Machine Learning, and correspondence with Tesauro, among other things.


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All of this is irrelevant. The simple point is that self-trained backgammon bots do prove that computer learning is possible. (That was the question, isn't it?) In fact, self-trained backgammon bots discovered novel opening moves overlooked by human experts and thereby elevated our understanding of the game. So, these bots didn't just learn, they also invented... [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]