Re: computer-go: Any info about hardware implementation of go algorithms?

[Heikki Levanto <heikki@xxxxxx>]

David Fotland <fotland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I don't know of any go hardware.  I've thought about it, but the
> only think worth speeding up in hardware is tactical analysis,
> and the move generation is a little large to put in an FPGA.

Wouldn't be too sure. Dedicated GO chips will have to wait until the
processes start to be better established, but a bit more generic chips might
come in handy. For example a really fast neural network chip might enable us
to use NNs in ways that are not feasible today. 

Still, I consider dedicated hardware to be an optimization, and before
optimizing I want to get the solution right. And before that I need more
time to play with it...

- Heikki



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