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UBC’s five-year AI air hockey table stunned the world when it took down two former champions, with Jacob Weissman winning 7-5 and Tim Weissman losing 7-2 — despite predicting he’d “destroy” the bot. The machine, trained through self-play simulations, was so dominant even its creators couldn’t score on it. Tim praised its defensive genius but urged it to add offensive strategy. Students were thrilled by the performance, seeing it as a milestone in robotics — one that hints at a future where advanced robots will reshape daily life, just as big tech focused on AI chatbots.

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