An AI a Day Keeps Dr.Fill at Play: Matt Ginsberg on Building GPU-Powered Crossword Solver

9 Down, 14 letters: Somebody skilled in building and fixing crossword puzzles.

This April, the speediest “cruciverbalist” at the ​​American Crossword Puzzle Event was Dr.Fill, a crossword puzzle-resolving AI system established by Matt Ginsberg.

Dr.Fill properly solved the championship puzzle in 49 seconds. The 1st human champion, Tyler Hinman, filled the 15×15 crossword in precisely three minutes.

However Ginsberg has posted crossword puzzles for the New York Instances, he has hassle solving puzzles, even his individual. Just after attending a crossword match about a decade ago, Ginsberg resolved to make a crossword-resolving method to compete against prime-tier phrase nerds.

Ginsberg spoke with NVIDIA AI Podcast host Noah Kravitz about his ten years-prolonged journey making Dr.Fill and exactly where he envisions it heading in the long run.

Important Points From This Episode:

• Ginsberg partnered with UC Berkeley’s natural language processing crew. By combining their code bases, Dr.Fill outperformed the human opponents at this year’s event.
• Dr.Fill performs far better on unthemed relatively than themed puzzles. This is exactly where the normal language team will come into enjoy, helping Dr.Fill interpret clues and difficult crossword themes.

Tweetables:

“I’m seeking ahead to the crossword match following 12 months simply because I know we’re likely to be operating hard to make the method far better.” — Matt Ginsberg [11:02]

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