Pursuits
After Winning at Chess, This Computer May Help Decide Loans
- Heroz programmers developed system that beat shogi expert
- Adapting computers for consumer credit, financial markets
Professional shogi, or Japanese chess player, versus a computer.
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After defeating an expert in Japanese chess, this computer program’s next task is to figure out if you can make the payments on a new mortgage.
Heroz Inc., a small Japanese startup whose engineers designed computer systems that were the first to defeat an active professional player of shogi, the Japanese version of chess, says it’s now working on adapting its applications for the financial industry.