Testing Astra 'without cheating': chess rating above 1800, can code its own solver
MikePFrank · x · 2026-09-08
Mike Frank reports testing Google Astra "without cheating" (no downloaded engines or chess databases): so far it plays chess above 1800 Elo. He also notes Astra could have written a deterministic solver for the tile puzzle in minutes instead of downloading one.
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