Category: machine learning

It took some time, but I have finished the Minimax player. I've tested it and it seems to be unbeatable, as you would hope. The main reason it took so long is because it is pretty slow, at least in the original naive version. The code for the version I am discussing is tagged blog-928. … Continue reading Noughts and Crosses part 2 – the Minimax Player

Hannah Fry was the presenter of this year's Royal Institution Christmas Lectures. There were some beautiful demonstrations (in my opinion) on several mathematical subjects that have relevance in the real world. The demonstration of how vaccination is effective using the zombie apocalypse was very thought provoking as was the Christmas present detection machine, which was … Continue reading Noughts and Crosses