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>Behalf Of Ralph Moritz
>Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 2:24 PM
>To:
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>Subject: [Bug-gnubg] Neural Net Tutorials
>
>Hi,
>
>I want to learn about neural nets and how gnubg uses them to
>learn to play better backgammon. I've read Tesauro's paper
>"Temporal Difference Learning and TD-Gammon" and this gave me
>some insight. Specifically, this was my first time reading
>about TD learning, MLPs etc.
>
>I understand that machine learning is a vast subject that
>requires years of study to properly appreciate, so I guess
>what I'm looking for is more of a practical introduction on
>how to implement a neural net for some practical purpose. I've
>googled for neural net tutorials but come up empty handed. I
>know reading the code is one option, but I'd prefer to do this
>_after_ I've learnt the basics. Could someone on this list be
>so kind as to point me in the right direction? Any information
>that is easy for a layman to digest would be much appreciated.