After defeating an expert in Japanese chess, this computer program’s next task is to figure out if you can make the payments on a new mortgage. Heroz Inc., a small Japanese startup whose engineers ...

Chess has captured the imagination of humans for centuries due to its strategic beauty—an objective, board-based testament to the power of mortal intuition. Twenty-five years ago Wednesday, though, ...

Artificial intelligence has become so good at chess that its only competition now comes from other computer programs. Indeed, a human hasn’t defeated a machine in a chess tournament in 15 years. It’s ...