Re: [computer-go] computer Go article in The Economist

2007-01-30 Thread David Doshay
I do not have a subscription, and I read it at: http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=8585017 Cheers, David On 29, Jan 2007, at 10:30 AM, Nick Wedd wrote: I believe that there is an article on computer Go in the current (January 27th) issue of The Economist. I haven't actual

Re: [computer-go] computer Go article in The Economist

2007-01-30 Thread Eduardo Sabbatella
Wow! Congratulations everybody! Specially MoGo team! and the Hungarian guys. --- "Erik S. Steinmetz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió: > > In the past two decades researchers have explored > several alternative > strategies, from neural networks to general rules > based on advice > from expert

Re: [computer-go] computer Go article in The Economist

2007-01-30 Thread Nick Wedd
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Sylvain Gelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes Hello, I think that they are the authors of the UCT algorithm, so  L. Kocsis and C. Szepesvari. and their paper is at http://zaphod.aml.sztaki.hu/papers/ecml06.pdf Nick Regards, Sylvain 2007/1/30, tk424 <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: Re: [computer-go] computer Go article in The Economist

2007-01-30 Thread Sylvain Gelly
Hello, I think that they are the authors of the UCT algorithm, so L. Kocsis and C. Szepesvari. Regards, Sylvain 2007/1/30, tk424 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Dear all, In the Economist, two Hungarian guys are mentioned. Do you guys know who they are? Do they have a website? Thank you in advance!

RE: Re: [computer-go] computer Go article in The Economist

2007-01-30 Thread tk424
Dear all, In the Economist, two Hungarian guys are mentioned. Do you guys know who they are? Do they have a website? Thank you in advance! Yours truly, Tae-Hyung ___ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailma

Re: [computer-go] computer Go article in The Economist

2007-01-29 Thread Erik S. Steinmetz
I have confirmed that the version of the article in the printed copy of The Economist (North American edition) is identical to the online edition. There is no author listed. On Jan 29, 2007, at 1:29 PM, Peter Drake wrote: The author is presumably Chris Lydgate, who interviewed me on this.

Re: [computer-go] computer Go article in The Economist

2007-01-29 Thread Benjamin Teuber
Peter Drake wrote: The author is presumably Chris Lydgate, who interviewed me on this. (Did he interview other people on this list.) He asked about my experience playing against Mogo, as I mentioned my losses here - but he didn't react to my answer, which seems a bit strange to me. It's intere

Re: [computer-go] computer Go article in The Economist

2007-01-29 Thread Peter Drake
The author is presumably Chris Lydgate, who interviewed me on this. (Did he interview other people on this list.) I was hoping to be quoted in the Economist. Oh, well. :-) Peter Drake Assistant Professor of Computer Science Lewis & Clark College http://www.lclark.edu/~drake/ On Jan 29, 20

Re: [computer-go] computer Go article in The Economist

2007-01-29 Thread Sylvain Gelly
Hello, >> It is ranked 2,323rd in the world and in Europe's top 300. > I have no idea where these numbers come from and what they mean... :-? you mean you don't know your own world 9x9 ranking?!? for shame! Hum, 2323 ELO becomes 2,323rd in the world? Then the highest ELO you have the lower r

Re: [computer-go] computer Go article in The Economist

2007-01-29 Thread Sylvain Gelly
2007/1/29, Erik S. Steinmetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: The web edition does not list an author (though presumably one could inquire with their Science and Technology editor). I will get my print edition today, if the mail is timely, and will see if they list the author there. I think I know who the a

Re: [computer-go] computer Go article in The Economist

2007-01-29 Thread Erik S. Steinmetz
The web edition does not list an author (though presumably one could inquire with their Science and Technology editor). I will get my print edition today, if the mail is timely, and will see if they list the author there. The web edition also links to your page at: http://www.lri.fr/~gelly

Re: [computer-go] computer Go article in The Economist

2007-01-29 Thread steve uurtamo
>> It is ranked 2,323rd in the world and in Europe's top 300. > I have no idea where these numbers come from and what they mean... :-? you mean you don't know your own world 9x9 ranking?!? for shame! s.

Re: [computer-go] computer Go article in The Economist

2007-01-29 Thread Sylvain Gelly
It is ranked 2,323rd in the world and in Europe's top 300. I have no idea where these numbers come from and what they mean... :-? Sylvain ___ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/

Re: [computer-go] computer Go article in The Economist

2007-01-29 Thread Erik S. Steinmetz
I don't think I'm violating my terms of use by quoting only part of the article, so here are the concluding paragraphs, after spending over half the article explaining that computer go is difficult: In the past two decades researchers have explored several alternative strategies, from neu

[computer-go] computer Go article in The Economist

2007-01-29 Thread Nick Wedd
I believe that there is an article on computer Go in the current (January 27th) issue of The Economist. I haven't actually seen it, I shall go out and buy a copy tomorrow. If you have an online subscription you can, I suppose, read it at http://www.economist.com/search/search.cfm?rv=2&qr=Mogo&