self-play

Competing against yourself

Self-play is a machine learning technique where an AI system improves by playing against itself rather than human opponents or fixed programs.

The system generates its own training data through repeated games, learning from wins and losses against earlier versions of itself.

Self-play produced breakthroughs in game-playing AI: AlphaGo used self-play to master Go at superhuman levels.

psychology

imagination

Faculty for forming ideas

solitary · childhood · developmental · symbolic · narrative · creativity · monologue · rehearsal · coping · exploration

AI

AlphaGo

Go-playing artificial intelligence

bootstrap · curriculum · superhuman · DeepMind · OpenAI · exploration · exploitation · adversarial

games

chess

Strategic board game

  • GoTerritory-capturing board game
  • shogiJapanese tactical board game
  • solitaireCard game for one

practice · solo · puzzles · openings · endgame · strategy · moves · analysis · sandbox · scenarios

Opposites
opponent type

self-playmultiplayer

Involving multiple participants

match play · competitive play · head-to-head · tournament play · two-player

Family

self, play, selves, played, playing, plays, player, players, playful

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Rated G