AI solves the Rubik’s cube

An algorithm unerringly finds solutions for a mind-bending puzzle.

For the first time, a deep-learning algorithm has taught itself an efficient way to solve a Rubik’s cube.

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Nature 571, 450 (2019)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-02195-2

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