[sf-lug] Linux Users' Group of Davis, Feb. 20: "AlphaGo -- AI & machine learning"

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The Linux Users' Group of Davis (LUGOD) will be holding the following meeting:

  Monday
  February 20, 2017
  7:00pm - 9:00pm

Presentation:

  "AlphaGo -- Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning"

Presented by:

  Eric Rasmussen

Description:

  In March 2016, the computer program AlphaGo cracked the game of Go,
  an ancient strategy board game with ~2.082 * 10^170 legal positions
  (imagine a 2 followed by 170 zeroes).  The complexity of Go has made it
  the subject of Artificial Intelligence (AI) research for decades, but
  until last year computer Go programs were no match for human intuition.

  This talk will give a gentle introduction to the machine learning
  techniques that made the breakthrough possible, along with links and
  resources to open source machine learning libraries.

About the Speaker:

  Eric Rasmussen is an avid Go player, functional programming evangelist,
  and Lead Software Developer at newcars.com.

This meeting will be held at:

  Explorit
  3141 5th Street
  Davis, CA 95616

For more details on this meeting, visit:

  http://www.lugod.org/meeting/

For maps, directions, public transportation schedules, etc., visit:

  http://www.lugod.org/meeting/explorit/


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About LUGOD:
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  The Linux Users' Group of Davis is a 501(c)7 non-profit organization
  dedicated to the Linux computer operating system and other Open Source
  and Free Software.

  Since 1999, LUGOD has held regular meetings with guest speakers
  in Davis, California, as well as other events in Davis and the greater
  Sacramento region.  Events are always free and open to the public.

  You can 'like' LUGOD on Facebook at:
  https://www.facebook.com/LinuxUsersGroupOfDavis
  join the LUGOD group on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lugod/
  and find us on LinkedIn at: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=35879

  Please visit our website for more details:  http://www.lugod.org/


-- 
Bill Kendrick
pr at lugod.org
Public Relations Officer
Linux Users' Group of Davis
http://www.lugod.org/

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