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AI beats Stratego's greatest player, ending one of the last human strongholds in board games

The AI system Ataraxos decisively beat the best Stratego player of all time, a feat researchers from Carnegie Mellon, NYU, Stanford, and MIT accomplished for less than $8,000 after Google DeepMind fell short in 2023 despite a multimillion-dollar budget. Stratego is a tough test for AI because both sides set up their pieces face down.

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AI beats Stratego's greatest player, ending one of the last human strongholds in board games
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        The AI system Ataraxos has decisively beaten the best Stratego player of all time. The board game is a tough test for AI because both sides set up their pieces face down. Google [Deepmind](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/deepmind) fell short in 2023 despite a multimillion-dollar budget. Researchers from Carnegie Mellon, NYU, Stanford, and MIT built Ataraxos for less than $8,000.

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