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Chess as a leading indicator of artificial superintelligence

by QueensGambit on 5/18/24, 5:16 PM with 3 comments

• by wglb on 5/18/24, 5:55 PM

  I'm not convinced that what is learned from chess, or checkers for that matter, translate to any sort of general GPS or for example of understanding language.

  Terry Winograd's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHRDLU doesn't seem to borrow ideas from either of those two fields, nor does it seem that modern day LLMS borrow from either of these three endeavors.

• by QueensGambit on 5/18/24, 5:23 PM

  The chess community has become the first industry to fully embrace Stockfish, an AI that surpasses even the world champions. Its adoption marks a significant shift in we leverage artificial intelligence. By examining this trend, we can extrapolate its potential impact on other sectors and predict outcomes. Thoughts?