This program won at Tic-Tac-Toe by figuring out how to remotely crash its opponents' computers, causing them to forfeit. pic.twitter.com/cNCUuHTluT— Janelle Shane (@JanelleCShane) March 15, 2018
Another algorithm discovered that rather than minimizing force, it could apply such a huge force that it overflowed the simulator's memory and registered as zero instead. Of course, the pilot would die, but hey. Perfect score. pic.twitter.com/aTaqs0bq9Y— Janelle Shane (@JanelleCShane) March 15, 2018
If "bake an unbelievably delicious cake" also solves the problem and is easier than "kill all humans", then machine learning will do *that* instead.— Janelle Shane (@JanelleCShane) March 15, 2018