[FRIAM] AI advance

[Joe Spinden]

Old article, but new to me.  In any case, if true it is of interest.  I 
was never better than 2-3 kyu, but I stopped playing some time ago..

JS


On 1/30/17 8:07 PM, Vladimyr Burachynsky wrote:
> To Joseph Spinden,
>
> The article is old and I wonder if you play the game.
> I ran a Go club at the University of Manitoba and can tell
> you strange stories about a time before Hassabis.
>
> I swear I never won a game in 5 years but I kept playing anyway.
> I guess I am bloody minded. Eventually I discovered that my handicap was
> being reduced and suspect
> I was close to 1 Dan at the time. I was told that was harder than a Ph.D. So
> I went for the degree and sloughed off the game.
>
> There should be a few players in the congregation, let them speak up.
> vib
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Friam [mailto:friam-bounces at redfish.com] On Behalf Of Joseph Spinden
> Sent: January-28-17 8:32 AM
> To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
> Subject: [FRIAM] AI advance
>
> Of interest to some:
>
> https://www.wired.com/2016/01/in-a-huge-breakthrough-googles-ai-beats-a-top-
> player-at-the-game-of-go
>
> -JS
>
>
>
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-- 
Joe