Re: [Computer-go] difficult things for alphazero

2017-12-08 Thread Dave Dyer
At 08:05 AM 12/8/2017, Jim O'Flaherty wrote: >Dave, > >To whom is the "your" in your first sentence referring? There is no context >from which to derive to whom you are speaking. Sorry, it was "your" reference to Abchij, but I intended it to be about any attempt to make games that are difficult

Re: [Computer-go] difficult things for alphazero

2017-12-08 Thread Jim O'Flaherty
Dave, To whom is the "your" in your first sentence referring? There is no context from which to derive to whom you are speaking. On Thu, Dec 7, 2017 at 3:30 PM, Dave Dyer wrote: > > Without reference to your specific ideas for games that might be > difficult to solve, I

Re: [Computer-go] Nvidia Titan V!

2017-12-08 Thread Gian-Carlo Pascutto
On 08-12-17 09:29, Rémi Coulom wrote: > Hi, > > Nvidia just announce the release of their new GPU for deep learning: > https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/8/16750326/nvidia-titan-v-announced-specs-price-release-date > > "The Titan V is available today and is limited to two per > customer." > >

Re: [Computer-go] AlphaZero & Co. still far from perfect play ?

2017-12-08 Thread Brian Sheppard via Computer-go
Agreed. You can push this farther. If we define an “error” as a move that flips the W/L state of a Go game, then only the side that is currently winning can make an error. Let’s suppose that 6.5 komi is winning for Black. Then Black can make an error, and after he does then White can make

[Computer-go] AlphaZero & Co. still far from perfect play ?

2017-12-08 Thread ChtiGo via Computer-go
Hi,   In go, komi allows for a very fine balancing of the winning probability, whoever the first player to move.   However, under perfect play, for a given komi, Black has a either a win or a loss before putting any stone on the board. E.g., could be a win for 6.5 pts komi and a loss

[Computer-go] Nvidia Titan V!

2017-12-08 Thread Rémi Coulom
Hi, Nvidia just announce the release of their new GPU for deep learning: https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/8/16750326/nvidia-titan-v-announced-specs-price-release-date "The Titan V is available today and is limited to two per customer." $2,999, 110 TFLOPS! Rémi