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Tristan Cazenave and Quentin Cohen-Solal set new records at the Computer Olympiad

30.08.2024

Tristan Cazenave and Quentin Cohen-Solal set new records at the Computer Olympiad

Pr[AI]rie researchers Tristan Cazenave and Quentin Cohen-Solal have once again achieved remarkable success at the 2024 Computer Olympiad, winning 11 gold medals!

Their achievement this year follows a record-breaking performance in 2023, where they won 16 gold medals, surpassing their previous record from 2021. This brings their total to an incredible 48 gold medals since their debut at the Olympiad in 2020!

Cazenave and Cohen-Solal have excelled in a variety of games, including Amazons, Hex, Breakthrough, and Canadian Draughts, thanks to their unique AI system. What sets their approach apart is the innovative Deep Reinforcement Learning system they developed, which diverges from standard methods like AlphaZero. Their system excels in search algorithms and the generation of training data, leading to unprecedented success across many different games.

Their record-breaking performance is a milestone that will be difficult to surpass, setting a new standard for future competitors.

Full results from the Computer Olympiad are available here.