Samuel Neural Checkers II
No estimate
No hardware requirements for this model
The weights for this model have not been published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any size. It is reachable only through its provider, and no graphics card changes that.
On record
Full specification
Everything on record for this model. Most of it describes how it was trained rather than how it runs — useful context for judging how much work went into it, and how it compares with models built at a different scale.
Origin
Who built this model, where, and when it was published.
- Organisation
- University of Geneva
- Organisation type
- Academia
- Country
- Switzerland
- Published
- 1 November 1967
- Authors
- Palmieri, G. and R. Sanna
What it does
The problem areas the model was built for. A model can carry several of each.
- Domain
- Games
- Task
- Checkers
Size
How large the model is and how much data it was trained on. Parameters are the figure that decides whether it fits on a given graphics card.
- Parameters
- 0K
- Training data
- tokens
"The total number of parameters used at any one time has been varied from a very few to as many as 40"
How it is classified
Labels the source dataset applies when tracking notable models, and how confident it is in the entry.
- Citations
- 747
Sources
Where this record came from and when it was last checked.
- Reference
- Some studies in machine learning using the game of checkers. Part II
- Last updated
- 28 November 2025
What the numbers mean
What this model is
Samuel Neural Checkers II was published by University of Geneva, in the country recorded as Switzerland, during November 1967. The category the publisher falls under is academia.
It works in the domain of Games, and is recorded as performing the task of checkers.
Because the weights are not available, none of the hardware figures elsewhere on this site apply to it.
Answers
Samuel Neural Checkers II — common questions
Samuel Neural Checkers II— what GPU do I need to run it?
None. This is a closed model — its weights were never published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any price. It is reachable only through its provider.
Samuel Neural Checkers II— is it open source?
The licensing was never recorded in our source data. We treat unstated licensing as closed, because an unrecorded licence is not one to rely on.
Samuel Neural Checkers II— how many parameters does it have?
It has a parameter count of 0K. "The total number of parameters used at any one time has been varied from a very few to as many as 40". That figure is the total, and it is what decides how much memory the model needs — roughly half a gigabyte per billion at the compression most people use.
Samuel Neural Checkers II— who created it?
It was published by University of Geneva, based in Switzerland, an organisation categorised as academia.
Samuel Neural Checkers II— when was it released?
It was published in November 1967. Capability per parameter has improved considerably since, so a newer model of the same size is often the better use of the same hardware.
Samuel Neural Checkers II— what is it used for?
It works in the domain of Games, and is recorded as handling the task of checkers. Models frequently carry more than one of each, and the tags describe purpose rather than capability limits.
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