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Tony Yum

Training a simulated humanoid to fight at Kakuto AI, with reinforcement learning and a Muay Thai coach judging every result. Pro Muay Thai fights, BJJ purple belt, gyms in London and Tokyo.

Location Tokyo, Japan Joined Joined on  Personal website https://ai.kakuto.io

Education

Imperial College London; MSc Mathematical Trading and Finance, Cass Business School

Pronouns

he/him

Work

Head of AI; author of Kakuto AI

How full is a fighter's brain? A network-size experiment

How full is a fighter's brain? A network-size experiment

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18 min read
Torque and neural visualisation of Muay Thai techniques

Torque and neural visualisation of Muay Thai techniques

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13 min read
Muscles instead of motors

Muscles instead of motors

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16 min read
Correcting the knee

Correcting the knee

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21 min read
Shadow clones: four Muay Thai techniques learnt in parallel

Shadow clones: four Muay Thai techniques learnt in parallel

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19 min read
Two fighters and vision: GPU against CPU, optimised

Two fighters and vision: GPU against CPU, optimised

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14 min read
Training on a rented GPU: four and a half times cheaper

Training on a rented GPU: four and a half times cheaper

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13 min read
Blocking: reading a punch you see a tenth of a second late

Blocking: reading a punch you see a tenth of a second late

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21 min read
Footwork: walking to a spot in a Muay Thai stance

Footwork: walking to a spot in a Muay Thai stance

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17 min read
Faster punches: from trained amateur towards professional

Faster punches: from trained amateur towards professional

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15 min read
Five punches: the cross, the hooks and the uppercut

Five punches: the cross, the hooks and the uppercut

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16 min read
The jab: the simplest punch, and a long lesson

The jab: the simplest punch, and a long lesson

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14 min read
Coaching an AI fighter

Coaching an AI fighter

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7 min read
Learning to balance in a Muay Thai stance

Learning to balance in a Muay Thai stance

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26 min read
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