The fastest people need about 50 moves to solve a Rubik’s Cube. “Our AI takes about 20 moves, most of the time solving it in the minimum number of steps,” says the study’s senior author, Pierre Baldi, ...

Artificial intelligence, which may at some point automate your job and can already defeat professionals in six-player poker, is now able to solve Rubik's Cube faster than any human.

I recently tried to teach my 8-year-old nephew how to solve his 2x2x2 Rubik’s Cube, with four elements on each side. But he already had a curious method of his own, using probability.

Researchers have developed an AI algorithm that can solve a Rubiks Cube in a fraction of a second, faster than most humans. The work is a step toward making AI systems that can think, reason, plan and ...

The new Rubik's cube champion, Phillip Weyer, solved the 3 x 3 x 3 cube in 6.74 seconds and this new AI from researchers at UC Irvine can do it in a fraction of a second.

Want to solve a Rubik’s Cube? Then you have to know the numbers. Here’s the amazing math behind the legendary toy, and how to use it to solve the puzzle.

Solving a Rubik’s Cube doesn’t have to be complicated. In this video, I break down the easiest method step-by-step, making it simple for beginners to follow along and finally crack the cube.

AI algorithm, named DeepCubeA, has solved a Rubik's Cube in a fraction of a second without having any specific knowledge of the domain or in-game coaching from humans.

A deep reinforcement learning algorithm can solve the Rubik's Cube puzzle in a fraction of a second. The work is a step toward making AI systems that can think, reason, plan and make decisions. Since ...

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