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AI beats Stratego's greatest player, ending one of the last human strongholds in board games

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What happened

The Decoder reports that the AI system Ataraxos has decisively beaten the best Stratego player of all time; the board game is a tough test for AI because both sides set up their pieces face down.

Who it affects

Software developers and engineering teams · Developers and product teams

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