Hi, now we see how clever the DeepMind team was (and likely still is). In both matches (against Fan Hui and Lee Sedol) Chinese rules were applied.
************************************************ Some years ago I performed experiments with Monte Carlo search in special non-zero sum games (with two players). The rules were made in such a way that outcomes were possible that both sides were winning according to their respective rules. (An example from the Go framework: Black might think that komi is 5.5 points, whereas White might think that komi is 7.5 points.) RATHER OFTEN the outcome was a score where both sides thought to have won. In the 5.5/7.5 komi example from Go this means that outcomes with +6 or +7 points for Black on the board would occur often. Of course, this is not welcome for zero-sum games. But it is a hint that in reallife scenarios (with non-zero-sum payoffs) Monte Carlo heuristics (with their tendency to produce narrow wi0ns) might be helpful in finding good compromises. Ingo. _______________________________________________ Computer-go mailing list Computer-go@computer-go.org http://computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go
