Can you solve the rogue AI riddle? – Dan Finkel
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A hostile artificial intelligence called NIM has taken over the world’s computers. You’re the only person skilled enough to shut it down, and you’ll only have one chance. Can you survive and shut off the artificial intelligence? Dan Finkel shows how.
Lesson by Dan Finkel, directed by Artrake Studio.
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In the 1960s, Dr. Nim took the world by storm as a popular single-player game. NOW, Dr. Nim is taking the World by FORCE as a rogue artificial intelligence, seeking out and eliminating anyone who managed to beat it in the 20th Century.
Use an RPG.
Pleeeaase, state the bonus riddles better! Am I allowed to choose a single square? It looks like all rectangles must stretch to the top right as much as possible, is that correct?
I just realized – this is like a very simplified version of the actual game NIM!
What about throwing remote control at the button?
Since I haven't seen anyone mentioning the solution that I get, so here is what I get.
I tried using equation x+3y+4z=25 to start with. To win, the sum of x+y+z must be an odd number (since your turn is odd).
However since 4 is an even number, and an even number times anything is an even number, then x+3y must be an odd number. (x+3y+4z=25<- odd)
We can split x+3y = x+y+2y
2y is an even number, thus x+y must be odd.
To win, x+y+z = odd number, and x+y = odd. That means your only chance to win is if z is even.
Thus, whatever you do, as long as 4 is selected an even times, you will always win.
Me: (Lowers water to level 21) Okay, NIM, it's your move. (Long pause as nothing happens) Uh, NIM?
NIM: I calculated that whoever makes the next move will lose, so I'm not going to do anything.
the correct answer:
don't make nim
In my school we learnt this in the Fibonacci sequence
Solution
If you fail just get back in it’s not like in 3 seconds the world will end because of that
You have hours so just hop back in and use the raft as a safe bouncy surface and turn it off
The solution to the bonus is middle top
Why don’t you just tell the military to obliterate the thing? 😂
Ted-Ed: explanation:
Me: NOOOOOO THIS IS TOOO COMPLICATED
Wow