{"id":66549,"date":"2023-05-02T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/?p=66549"},"modified":"2023-05-04T16:06:18","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T14:06:18","slug":"the-hidden-secrets-behind-the-creation-of-argine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/the-hidden-secrets-behind-the-creation-of-argine\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>The Hidden Secrets Behind the Creation of Argine<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Header_Interview-Alexis-Maugat-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Interview Alexis Maugat\" class=\"wp-image-66796\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>To learn more <\/strong>about the creation of Funbridge&#8217;s artificial intelligence, what could be better than to directly interview the creator of Argine, <strong>Alexis Maugat<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-93aa4d6\" data-block-id=\"93aa4d6\"><style>.stk-93aa4d6{height:15px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Who is Alexis Maugat ?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-fefcdec\" data-block-id=\"fefcdec\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-fefcdec-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-26bbb71\" data-block-id=\"26bbb71\"><style>.stk-26bbb71-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important}.stk-26bbb71-container{display:flex !important;flex-direction:column !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-26bbb71{flex:1 1 66.7% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-26bbb71-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-26bbb71-inner-blocks\">\n<p><strong>Nationality: <\/strong>French<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Occupation: <\/strong>AI engineer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Favorite hobbies: <\/strong>cycling, cinema and &#8230;bridge!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Favorite movie: <\/strong>an old movie from the late 70&#8217;s, &#8220;Coup de t\u00eate&#8221; (in English &#8220;Hothead&#8221;) by Jean-Jacques Annaud. The music of the movie is also a little gem!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-f58bb3d\" data-block-id=\"f58bb3d\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-f58bb3d{flex:1 1 33.3% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-f58bb3d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-f58bb3d-inner-blocks\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/play.funbridge.com\/user\/960359\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alexis-Maugat.png\" alt=\"Alexis Maugat\" class=\"wp-image-66383\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-fe64e70\" data-block-id=\"fe64e70\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-fe64e70-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-e65631b\" data-block-id=\"e65631b\"><style>.stk-e65631b-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important}.stk-e65631b-container{display:flex !important;flex-direction:column !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-e65631b-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-e65631b-inner-blocks\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Firstly, could you please tell us a little bit more about your role at Funbridge?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alexis : <\/strong>When I joined Funbridge <strong>about 10 years ago<\/strong>, I did not come on my own, but <strong>with my little daughter Argine<\/strong>. She is a bridge AI I had been working on for a few years, and ever since I focus on improving her level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Funbridge was looking for a new AI for it\u2019s bridge application, so that\u2019s the way it all began.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-155afbe\" data-block-id=\"155afbe\"><style>.stk-155afbe{height:10px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-9df5463\" data-block-id=\"9df5463\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-9df5463-column alignwide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-5605831\" data-block-id=\"5605831\"><style>.stk-5605831-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important}.stk-5605831-container{display:flex !important;flex-direction:column !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-5605831-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-5605831-inner-blocks\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What do you tell your family you do for a living?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alexis:<\/strong> None of them being bridge players, i<strong>t was not easy to explain why on earth I would leave my confortable previous job<\/strong> to spend most of my time programming some weird algorithms for a complicated but exciting card game!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But they finally understood that<strong> making a living out of your passion somehow looks like heaven!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>How did you come to play bridge?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alexis:<\/strong> I discovered this game<strong> with a great uncle when I was getting into the first years of higher education<\/strong>, then I played a lot in engineering school. I like that it has both, <strong>the individual aspect<\/strong> (when you are the declarer you are sometimes very lonely!) <strong>and the collective character<\/strong> (you need a good understanding with your partner and also with your teammates)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Logical deductions, calculations of probability, but also risk-taking when necessary as well as psychology are integral parts of this game and make it exciting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is your professional journey? (Before your position at Funbridge)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alexis: <\/strong>I have a mathematical background<strong> (Ecole Centrale of Paris)<\/strong>, and strangely enough my first job was to trade interest rate derivatives in a French bank!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>After 10 years between Paris and London<\/strong>, practicing a rewarding but stressful activity, I needed to take a break, with no real idea of what I was going to do next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As it happened, my favorite hobby was to play bridge in competition (see, when I told you I needed to relax !), and I had learned at school the basics of computer programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My future now appeared a little clearer to me<strong>, I was going to build a bridge robot.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If I had known at that time the amount of work this meant, I would have probably done something else, but once the process is engaged there is almost no turn around!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have now reached a point where<strong> Argine has a very decent level<\/strong>, but improvement that can be done could keep me busy for the next 20 years!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Content_Alexisoffice.jpg\" alt=\"Alexis office\" class=\"wp-image-66384\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-d6e0c95\" data-block-id=\"d6e0c95\"><style>.stk-d6e0c95{height:10px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Concretely what is your day to day?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alexis:<\/strong> Once the bridge robot has reached a \u201cplayable\u201d level (ie most player enjoy themselves playing with Argine as a partner), the tough job begins : fixing sharper issues every day with a robot that plays around 1 million boards per day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So my day to day job is to improve Argine\u2019s level, with J\u00e9r\u00f4me Rombaut\u2019s help and player\u2019s feedbacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bridge is evolving every day, so Argine must keep up to date with new bidding conventions, and a general more and more agressive style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back testing is of course crucial, when you correct a bid that was not accurate you have to make sure you do not deteriorate something else .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-ec40912\" data-block-id=\"ec40912\"><style>.stk-ec40912{height:10px !important}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What did you learn from your first day to today working at Funbridge?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alexis:<\/strong> Humility, just when you think your robot finally has a good level, you realise a lot of things could still be improved!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having players from almost all over the world, I had to learn and understand many different bidding systems (Polish, Chinese, Scandinavian \u2026) quite some work when for example you have the basic condensed Chinese system that is more than 50 pages long\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>You are working with J\u00e9r\u00f4me Rombaut: How do you split your work?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-fae974a\" data-block-id=\"fae974a\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-fae974a-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-5a0f0a2\" data-block-id=\"5a0f0a2\"><style>.stk-5a0f0a2-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important}.stk-5a0f0a2-container{display:flex !important;flex-direction:column !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-5a0f0a2{flex:1 1 66.7% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-5a0f0a2-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-5a0f0a2-inner-blocks\">\n<p id=\"paragraph_YbICrwt5fF_\"><strong>Alexis :<\/strong>&nbsp;J\u00e9r\u00f4me deals with many issues concerning bridge, but as far as Argine is concerned he gathers all player\u2019s feedback, sorts out the relevant ones, and sends them to me to see if it is possible to improve Argine\u2019s bidding or card play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"paragraph_8pICrwN6fF_\">We then have close discussions to find out the best way to deal with the different issues.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-f034262\" data-block-id=\"f034262\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-f034262{flex:1 1 33.3% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-f034262-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-f034262-inner-blocks\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/author\/jerome-rombaut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jerome-Rombaut-1.png\" alt=\"J\u00e9r\u00f4me Rombaut\" class=\"wp-image-66385\" width=\"234\" height=\"234\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>J\u00e9r\u00f4me Rombaut<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why this name, Argine?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"paragraph_brZbnJSHxi_\"><strong>Alexis<\/strong>: In french playing cards Argine is the name of the Queen of clubs, and it also is an anagram for Regina (= Queen)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"paragraph_B3abnJyHxi_\">Argine also sounded a bit like Engine, which fitted quite well for a robot!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>How long did it take you to create Argine?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-aba3dbf\" data-block-id=\"aba3dbf\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-aba3dbf-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-e1cae66\" data-block-id=\"e1cae66\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-e1cae66{flex:1 1 33.3% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-e1cae66-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-e1cae66-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Content_Queen-Clubs.jpg\" alt=\"Queen Clubs\" class=\"wp-image-66386\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-a2b391d\" data-block-id=\"a2b391d\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-a2b391d{flex:1 1 66.7% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a2b391d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a2b391d-inner-blocks\">\n<p><strong>Alexis: <\/strong>It took <strong>about 2 years<\/strong> to set up a playable version of Argine, which I created on my own. Then came the collaboration in particular with <strong>J\u00e9r\u00f4me Rombaut <\/strong>which made it possible to make many improvements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Creating a bridge robot is anything but simple, t<strong>he incomplete knowledge of information <\/strong>(partner&#8217;s and opponents&#8217; hidden hands),<strong> and the sometimes-surprising psychology of players make the development of a good bridge AI very complex,<\/strong> but the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence makes it possible to consider new approaches that will perhaps prove themselves in the years to come.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>We hear about a funny feedback from players VS AI could you please tell us the story?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alexis:<\/strong> Bridge is <strong>a very irritating game<\/strong>, and when you play with a human partner, arguments and conflicts are commonplaces. When you play facing a robot these disagreements are just the same!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is very convenient to charge your partner for all the bad boards you had, especially when he cannot retort!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So yes, we have a lot of feedbacks saying Argine really should take bridge lessons, but when you analyse the sequence in detail you often realise the main mistake was done by the human player!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What are your thoughts regarding AI in the gaming industry?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alexis: <\/strong>Our idea about Argine is not to have an AI that could beat world class bridge players (luckily because we are currently far from it!), but mainly to have players enjoying the game with her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore Argine must from time to time react like a human, and even if it is sometimes less efficient, players surely like it better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We want to see Argine more like a partner than an opponent, our players mainly want to compare themselves with other humans, and they want Argine to play just the same for everybody, so that a good or a bad result will be their own responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Let\u2019s be serious : Are robots will replace humans one day?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-c51a9ea\" data-block-id=\"c51a9ea\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-c51a9ea-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-fd79aaa\" data-block-id=\"fd79aaa\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-fd79aaa-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-fd79aaa-inner-blocks\">\n<p><strong>Alexis:<\/strong> Contrary to <strong>Chess or Go<\/strong> where AI now are far superior to humans, actual bridge robots cannot compete with best human players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One reason for this is that in bridge you don\u2019t see all the four hands, you only have incomplete information when you need to bid or play a card, which toughens the task considerably compared to other game where all the information is available on the board<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-07785be\" data-block-id=\"07785be\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-07785be-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-block-column--v3 stk-column stk-block-column--v2 stk-block stk-c662420\" data-block-id=\"c662420\"><style>.stk-c662420-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important}.stk-c662420-container{display:flex !important;flex-direction:column !important}@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-c662420{flex:1 1 66.7% !important}}<\/style><div 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