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 Switzerland, in November 1967. academia is the category the publisher falls under.
It works in Games, and is recorded as doing 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
What GPU do I need to run Samuel Neural Checkers II?
None. Samuel Neural Checkers II 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.
Is Samuel Neural Checkers II open source?
The licensing for Samuel Neural Checkers II was never recorded in our source data. We treat unstated licensing as closed, because an unrecorded licence is not one to rely on.
How many parameters does Samuel Neural Checkers II have?
Samuel Neural Checkers II has 0K parameters. "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.
Who created Samuel Neural Checkers II?
Samuel Neural Checkers II was published by University of Geneva, based in Switzerland, categorised as academia.
When was Samuel Neural Checkers II released?
Samuel Neural Checkers II 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.
What is Samuel Neural Checkers II used for?
Samuel Neural Checkers II works in Games, and is recorded as handling checkers. Models frequently carry more than one of each, and the tags describe purpose rather than capability limits.
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