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A Microsoft researcher built a working neural network out of goats, bridges, and ice ramps in Age of Empires II.

The quirky project serves as a critique of exaggerated claims in AI research.

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A Microsoft researcher built a working neural network out of goats, bridges, and ice ramps in Age of Empires II. The quirky project serves as a critique of exaggerated claims in AI research.