Sergei Markoff

SERGEI MARKOFF

AI ENGINEER

CHESS

SmarThink, an UCI/WB compatible chess engine written in plain C. The engine contains a lot of knowledge to guide the search, and has an aggressive attacking style. SmarThink uses original techniques in search and evaluation based on complex analysis including the use of ideas of Mikhail Botvinnik. SmarThink played various tournaments in Russia, and became Russian computer chess champion in 2004, CIS computer chess champion at the CCCCISC 2005, and third at the CCCCISC 2008 behind WildCat and Strelka.

SmarThink v1.98 — January 2018 release of the engine. Major changes:

— massive eval end search tuning;
— king attack evaluation improved;
— several optimizations;
— Linux (Ubuntu) version included.

Click here to download.

Link to Intel redistributable package (DLLs)

For futher details and downloads see SmarThink site.

SLIDES

AI: scandals, intrigues, investigations (pptx) (ru) (download)
AI: scandals, intrigues, investigations (Guttenberg's smoke-room variation) (pptx) (ru) (download)
AI: scandals, intrigues, investigations (less text and more pics variation) (pptx) (ru) (download)
AI and literature/natural language (pptx) (download)
Human-eating electrosheep: possible influence of AI development on the labour market (pptx) (ru) (download)
AI and machine learning (pptx) (ru) (download)
Neural networks (pptx) (ru) (download)
Neural networks` creative work (pptx) (ru) (download)
AI in medicine (pptx) (ru) (download)
AI and machine learning in 2017 (pptx) (ru) (download)
Homo ex machina: perspectives of mind uploading (pptx) (ru) (download)
Homo ex machina: perspectives of mind uploading («Kocherga» version) (pptx) (ru) (download)
Homo ex machina: perspectives of mind uploading («Set-Up» version) (pptx) (ru) (download)
Homo ex machina: perspectives of mind uploading (Kazan version) (pptx) (ru) (download)
Homo ex machina: to connect human and machine («The Day of New Populariser» version) (pptx) (ru) (download)
The Legend of Golem in the days of AI (pptx) (ru) (download)

Link to sources and supplementary materials

Link to Data Science Wiki (ru)

Video:
Reconnaissance Survey: Sergei Markoff on machine learning (ru)
AI for dummies | IQ (ru)
Sergei Markoff. AI: history and perspectives («Nauchka») (ru)
Sergei Markoff. AI and natural language («Kocherga») (ru)
Open interactive lection: «Future at the gates». Speaker Sergei Markoff (Kazan, «Evolution») (ru)
Sergei Markoff: mind uploading (ru)
Reconnaissance Survey: Sergei Markoff on artificial intelligence

Publications:
AI: imitation, trickery and real achievements (mail.ru, Geektimes) (ru)
Play at God's level: how AI is learned to beat human (mail.ru, Geektimes) (ru)
Human-eating electrosheep: possible influence of AI development on the labour market (mail.ru, Geektimes) (ru)
Homo ex machina: mind uploading perspectives (mail.ru, Geektimes) (ru)

SOCIAL NETWORK PROFILES AND CONTACTS

KING'S BOUNTY III

Free unofficial browser version of King's Bounty DOS game (with original graphics and expanded storyline). The game includes a lot of easter eggs, science jokes and various additional objects like Titan of Braavos and so on. Game is based on js/html5 and supports both mouse and keyboard control, game saving/loading and all original options. Game link.

22nd CENTURY

22century.ru — popular science and technology web project. Science news, videos, events calendar, longreads and supplimentary materials and much more. Language: Russian.