When human solvers battle artificial intelligence, who is able to think more cryptically, faster? And are some devious clues just too tough for software?
The Times hosts an annual crossword-solving competition and it remains, until such time as the Guardian has its own version, the gold standard.
This year’s competitors included a dog. Rather, an AI represented as a jolly coffee-drinking dog named Ross (a name hidden in “crossword”), and who is embedded on the Crossword Genius smartphone app.
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