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Embrace the unexpected: To teach AI how to handle new situations, change the rules of the game

  • Written by Mayank Kejriwal, Research Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University of Southern California
Embrace the unexpected: To teach AI how to handle new situations, change the rules of the gameMost of today's AI's come to a grinding halt when they encounter unexpected conditions, like a change in the rules of a game.LightFieldStudios/iStock via Getty Images

My colleagues and I changed a digital version of Monopoly so that instead of getting US$200 each time a player passes Go, the player is charged a wealth tax. We didn’t do this...

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