Mechanical computer uses matchboxes and beans to learn Tic-Tac-Toe
November 2nd, 2009 link to (permalink)
James sez, "I just completed a working build of Donald Michie's MENACE (Matchbox Educable Noughts And Crosses Engine), an early (1960) example of machine learning. MENACE uses 304 matchboxes to play Noughts and Crosses (or Tic Tac Toe in the US) - and learns over time to play it better.
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