27 years later, ai beats human chess champion again, but the robot has become smaller and lighter
2024-09-26
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beijing news shell finance (reporter luo yidan) in 1997, 27 years after the chess computer "deep blue" developed by ibm defeated the defending world champion kasparov, on the evening of september 25, yuanluobo chess robot under sensetime technology defeated hou yifan, the youngest world chess queen in history, four-time women's world champion, and the world's number one women, in a challenge match. beijing news shell finance reporter watched the game on site.
hou yifan playing chess against yuan luobo chess robot
at the beginning of the game, hou yifan relied on her profound chess skills and keen insight to carefully plan and attack against ai. on the chessboard, the offensive and defensive transitions between the human and the machine changed rapidly, and the situation was deadlocked several times. however, as the duel progressed, ai gradually showed its strong chess skills and advantages in game strategy, and finally won, demonstrating its chess skills that surpassed those of human world champions.
hou yifan said in an interview with shell finance after the game that compared with the past when she participated in competitions to fight for the country or for honor, this competition is more about treating the ai robot as a new partner for a collision of ideas. "if you look at the game just now, you can see that my choices are more exploratory. i want to create some relatively more imaginative and interesting moves. i also feel that it is different from a normal game, because usually in a game we sit opposite our opponents. even if he is as strong as carlsen (grand slam winner of the world chess championship), even if his moves are precise, you can feel that he seems a little loose in some moves, and sometimes he seems nervous, and you have a chance, but ai is different."
"compared to humans, yuanluobo basically plays chess at a constant speed, and very accurately. the more complex the situation, the faster it moves, which shows that its calculations are clear. in relatively dull situations, it will calculate which of the options is better. sometimes i make unexpected moves and it will take a little longer to think. but in complex situations, from a human perspective, when the opportunity comes, it will hit the key points with every move. i think this reflects yuanluobo's superb skills," said hou yifan.
shell finance reporters observed that unlike the "deep blue" of that year, which was a giant computer weighing 1,270 kilograms and required staff to hold the chess pieces on its behalf, the yuan luobo chess robot is only the size of a basketball and has its own robotic arm that can hold chess pieces and play against humans.
ma kun, co-founder of sensetime and president of yuanluobo, told reporters that the significance of the peak showdown between robots and human chess players after deep blue defeated the chess champion in 1997 and alphago defeated ke jie in 2016 is that robots were actually just technologies, not products. today, it is actually a breakthrough in product innovation, a truly full-featured product that can play chess completely autonomously. "this is a product verified by china's world champion and made with china's original ai technology, filling the gap in the world's home robots that play chess on a real physical chessboard, which gives us a strong sense of national pride."
hou yifan and ma kun (first from left) were interviewed by a reporter from beijing news shell finance. photo by luo yidan, a reporter from beijing news shell finance.
edited by chen li and proofread by lu qian
