The Sunday Read: How A.I. Conquered Poker

Published: Feb. 6, 2022, 11 a.m.

b'If you didn\\u2019t think poker and artificial intelligence could be bedfellows, think again. Keith Romer delves into the history of man\\u2019s pursuit of the perfect game of poker, and explains how the use of A.I. is altering how it is played: individuals using an algorithmic \\u201csolver program\\u201d to analyze potential weaknesses about themselves and their opponents, thus gaining an advantage.\\n\\nWhile it feels futuristic, this desire to optimize poker isn\\u2019t new.\\n\\nAre these new generations of A.I. tools merely a continuation of a longer pattern of technological innovation in poker, or does it mark an irreversible structural shift? One thing\\u2019s for certain: The stakes are high.'