Self-Play Explained for Beginners

Self-Play is a method where a computer program plays against itself to improve.

Imagine you are playing chess, but instead of playing against another person, you play against yourself repeatedly.

This way, the program can practice many games and learn from its mistakes without needing a human opponent.

This helps computers master complex games or tasks where there are many possible moves or decisions.

Self-Play is used, for example, in the development of AI for games like chess, Go, or poker.