Introducing Artificial Intelligence (Henry Brighton and Howard Selina) / quote 16 of 68

A program can outplay its designer

This victory of machine over man is widely cited, and for good reason. It demonstrates an important lesson: the capabilities of an artificial agent are not necessarily restricted by the capabilities of the designer. Samuel’s program plays better checkers than he does.

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