TopicRepulsive7936 t1_j6hoa8p wrote on January 30, 2023 at 12:04 PM

Reply to comment by maskedpaki in New York Times [July, 1997] 'Computer needs another century or two to defeat Go champion' LMAOOO this is so hilarious to read looking back by Phoenix5869

There's actually a good lesson here. Deep Blue was completely predictable decades out, if you believed in continued accelerating returns that is. AlphaGo wasn't. Luckily it was just about a game that time.

maskedpaki t1_j6hq48c wrote on January 30, 2023 at 12:24 PM

Maybe not decades out but there were computers that played go several years prior to alphago with lower elo rating

In fact alphagos elo rating is continuous with previous systems that played go. It wasn't a breakthrough. Just a flashy display because it was against superstar Lee sedol.