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Русский(RU) Адриан де Винтер, исследователь, работающий одновременно в Microsoft и Йоркском университете собрал работающую нейросеть из коз в Age of Empires II, чтобы высме

Researcher trains goats as neural network in Age of Empires II

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A researcher has created a functional neural network using goats within the video game Age of Empires II. This project, developed by Adrian de Winter from Microsoft and the University of York, humorously demonstrates AI concepts by training goat characters to perform tasks. AI

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Researcher trains goats as neural network in Age of Empires II

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Русский(RU) · [email protected] ·

    Adrian de Winter, a researcher working at both Microsoft and York University, assembled a working neural network of goats in Age of Empires II to mock

    Адриан де Винтер, исследователь, работающий одновременно в Microsoft и Йоркском университете собрал работающую нейросеть из коз в Age of Empires II, чтобы высмеять идею «сознательного» ИИ В редакторе карт стратегии 1999 года он построил полностью функциональную нейросеть, где рол…

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