Hi, Thank you all who answered my question. I think I understand better what each of you talks about. I still have the feeling that at some level different people think about different things when referring to some notion, but it's probably just me.
On Dec 10, 2007 11:26 PM, Don Dailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> This uncertainity is what gives the less-than-1 confidence you >> discussed, but my feeling is that it varies too much with the sequence >> length -- the answer would be to add some intelligence, like MoGo and >> the other top programs do. >> > Yes. You may not have 100% confidence, but it's a huge step in the > right direction. After all, how can you do better than actually > matching the goal of your program with the actual goal of the game? > Beginners essentially make it their goal to win stones, advanced players > set the goal of doing whatever it takes to win. This is correct. But isn't a beginner that happens to have the right goals still just a beginner, as long as it lacks the technique to follow the goals and also can't properly evaluate the result of a line of play? best regards, Vlad _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/