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We have a 500 core beast that could easly be booked for a weekend for the finals and any spare cpu can be used during the comp 2012-03-29T05:27:58 delt0r: Ready to serve. 2012-03-29T05:28:59 @later tell amstan But to do so would mean an official affiliation. Which this department would not do. However other uni's with a proper AI/CS program.... 2012-03-29T05:28:59 delt0r: As you wish. 2012-03-29T05:32:32 *** mceier has joined #aichallenge 2012-03-29T05:32:57 *** epicmonkey has joined #aichallenge 2012-03-29T05:38:16 *** replore_ has joined #aichallenge 2012-03-29T05:44:40 *** replore_ has quit IRC (Remote host closed the connection) 2012-03-29T06:04:23 *** vrexu has quit IRC (Ping timeout: 264 seconds) 2012-03-29T06:23:20 *** sigh has joined #aichallenge 2012-03-29T06:35:36 *** Kingpin13 has joined #aichallenge 2012-03-29T06:38:19 *** KP13 has quit IRC (Ping timeout: 252 seconds) 2012-03-29T06:40:27 *** KP13 has joined #aichallenge 2012-03-29T06:40:27 *** KP13 has joined #aichallenge 2012-03-29T06:40:33 *** Kingpin13 has quit IRC (Ping timeout: 260 seconds) 2012-03-29T06:44:42 *** Kingpin13 has joined #aichallenge 2012-03-29T06:46:31 *** KP13 has quit IRC (Ping timeout: 260 seconds) 2012-03-29T06:57:59 *** Fandekasp has joined #aichallenge 2012-03-29T07:01:03 *** Jak_o_Shadows1 has joined #aichallenge 2012-03-29T07:01:07 *** Jak_o_Shadows1 has joined #aichallenge 2012-03-29T07:01:07 *** Jak_o_Shadows has quit IRC (Disconnected by services) 2012-03-29T08:15:36 *** antimatroid1 has joined #aichallenge 2012-03-29T08:16:26 *** antimatroid has quit IRC (Ping timeout: 248 seconds) 2012-03-29T08:16:29 *** Jak_o_Shadows1 has quit IRC (Remote host closed the connection) 2012-03-29T08:28:25 *** Palmik has joined #aichallenge 2012-03-29T08:36:56 *** archdori has joined #aichallenge 2012-03-29T08:38:14 *** mleise has joined #aichallenge 2012-03-29T08:40:26 *** Fandekasp has quit IRC (Ping timeout: 252 seconds) 2012-03-29T08:41:08 *** coeus has quit IRC (Quit: Verlassend) 2012-03-29T09:13:26 so battlecode actually uses the virtual machine approach (counting instructions executed per bot etc.) 2012-03-29T09:14:36 but instead of a home gorwn language they use the java byte code, to support programming in Java and Scala. 2012-03-29T09:19:22 *** X-Scale has joined #aichallenge 2012-03-29T09:21:14 "Each robot is allowed a certain amount of computation each round. Computation is measured in terms of Java bytecodes, the atomic instructions of compiled Java code." 2012-03-29T09:33:12 *** foRei has joined #aichallenge 2012-03-29T09:41:26 mleise: I am not such a fan of this approach. I like the openness of aichallenge to the language diversity 2012-03-29T09:59:26 I didn't really like battlecode when I did it 2012-03-29T09:59:46 but it was course credit :) 2012-03-29T10:01:45 battlecode as course credit? how about counter-strike? 2012-03-29T10:02:13 I did genetic algorithms and tetris for course credit 2012-03-29T10:02:28 counterstrike sounds more fun, but less interesting 2012-03-29T10:02:56 my AI class did pacman, I need to get on this pacman challenge 2012-03-29T10:03:19 yeah that's a perfect opportunity for you 2012-03-29T10:03:46 I'm always looking at other challenges that way, too. Is there some similarity with what I have already coded? 2012-03-29T10:04:03 That could get you a head start while others still figure out the basics 2012-03-29T10:04:20 we solved scenarios 2012-03-29T10:04:44 some qlearning in it 2012-03-29T10:04:49 I think I still have all the python code 2012-03-29T10:05:06 what is qlearning? 2012-03-29T10:05:23 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-learning 2012-03-29T10:05:23 just learning? or some special kind of learning? 2012-03-29T10:06:50 http://www-inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs188/pacman/pacman.html 2012-03-29T10:06:51 we did that 2012-03-29T10:07:26 the curse of Wikipedia: Q-Learning -> reinforcement learning -> Probably approximately correct -> Markov decision processes -> Psychology -> wait... what was I looking for 2012-03-29T10:08:00 who coded the ghosts? :) 2012-03-29T10:09:00 *** Areks has quit IRC (Ping timeout: 272 seconds) 2012-03-29T10:09:01 rwest: did you also upload some videos on youtube? I watched some with the pacman theme yesterday. some about pathfinding as well 2012-03-29T10:18:13 mleise: no 2012-03-29T10:18:44 mleise: and we learned the psychology behind learning in the class, minsky's book 2012-03-29T10:20:49 I don't have any formal aducation in game-theory, AI or psychology. I guess this Minsky is a highly regarded professional in the field of psychology. 2012-03-29T10:21:42 mleise: "cognitive scientest" mainly dealing with AI 2012-03-29T10:22:03 we actually skyped with him in the class, was interesting 2012-03-29T10:23:21 scientist even 2012-03-29T10:23:27 Should machines adopt human learning, or should we strive to invent machine learning for machines that work with 0s and 1s? 2012-03-29T10:24:49 The problem with adopting human learning is that it 2012-03-29T10:24:56 's not perfect 2012-03-29T10:25:08 our emotions short circuit the process 2012-03-29T10:25:25 that's why we don't always make the best decisions 2012-03-29T10:25:25 of learning? 2012-03-29T10:25:29 and sometimes we do 2012-03-29T10:26:09 Hmm a good book that describes it all: http://www.amazon.com/How-We-Decide-Jonah-Lehrer/dp/0618620117 2012-03-29T10:26:09 sure we base most decisions on emotions and layer some false reasoning over it. i know i do it. 2012-03-29T10:26:26 mmm ice cream 2012-03-29T10:26:31 Some decisions are best made by emotions 2012-03-29T10:26:40 since they are faster and more accurate at times 2012-03-29T10:26:56 that book is very good at explaining it all 2012-03-29T10:26:56 *accurate*? 2012-03-29T10:27:08 *** KP13 has joined #aichallenge 2012-03-29T10:27:57 some decisions need to be made fast 2012-03-29T10:28:19 and you don't have time to analyze everything 2012-03-29T10:28:28 *** Kingpin13 has quit IRC (Ping timeout: 246 seconds) 2012-03-29T10:28:42 the brains emotional centers are better at processing the data quickly based on previous experience 2012-03-29T10:28:56 without you having to do almost anything since the connections are already there 2012-03-29T10:29:22 ok, so emotions is also where the experience lies and that makes them more accurate at times? 2012-03-29T10:29:40 Yes and it also makes them terrible at times 2012-03-29T10:29:49 it's crazy the amount of good examples in that book 2012-03-29T10:30:00 I got it for $1 on kindle deal of the day just for the fuck of it 2012-03-29T10:30:07 *g* you really want me to buy it, huh? 2012-03-29T10:30:10 hah 2012-03-29T10:30:21 *** KP13 has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by peer) 2012-03-29T10:30:22 if you're interested, I highly recommend it 2012-03-29T10:31:17 not interested enough. but I like thinking about thinking and what keeps the world going 2012-03-29T10:31:19 anyway, must do some work now :-/ 2012-03-29T10:31:33 political decisions down to every day stuff 2012-03-29T10:31:53 ok, have a productive day 2012-03-29T10:35:42 *** sigh has quit IRC (Remote host closed the connection) 2012-03-29T10:40:36 *** smiley1983 has quit IRC (Ping timeout: 244 seconds) 2012-03-29T10:41:26 *** smiley1983 has joined #aichallenge 2012-03-29T10:45:44 *** X-Scale has quit IRC (Ping timeout: 272 seconds) 2012-03-29T10:49:05 *** X-Scale` has joined #aichallenge 2012-03-29T10:50:52 *** Accoun has quit IRC (Ping timeout: 252 seconds) 2012-03-29T10:51:26 *** Accoun has joined 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