Who built the Pluribus poker bot?
Facebook AI Lab and Carnegie Mellon University joined forces to build Pluribus. They targeted no-limit Texas hold 'em as their testbed.
Questions about Pluribus (poker bot)
Short answers, pulled from the story.
When did developers publish results for the Pluribus project?
Developers published their results in 2019 after years of work. Prior to this project, experts viewed superhuman multiplayer poker as the last major hurdle.
How much money did Pluribus earn per hour during competition?
That translated to winnings of $1,000 per hour. Financially, the system earned $5 per hand during competition.
Why did Facebook decline to release the source code for Pluribus?
They feared it would be misused to surreptitiously cheat against humans. Online matches could suffer if players used the algorithm privately.
What specific betting behavior distinguished Pluribus from human experts?
Pluribus self-learned play style avoided limping or calling the big blind. It engaged in donk betting more often than human experts did.