Geeks win millions for teaching computers to battle each other


  • TECH
  • Friday, 05 Aug 2016

Cyberattack drill: The test focused on how New York and London would handle a cyberattack.

LAS VEGAS: A software program dubbed "Mayhem" was poised to win the final round of a three-year contest to teach computers to launch and defend against cyber attacks, earning a US$2mil (RM8.05mil) prize for the team that wrote the winning code.

The event, known as the Cyber Grand Challenge, concluded Aug 4 evening in a Las Vegas convention centre ballroom after a digital battle among software programs running on seven supercomputers on a stage in a Las Vegas ballroom.

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