Re: computer-go: Engineering (was: Most simple Go rules)

[Robert Jasiek <jasiek@xxxxxxxx>]

"Grajdeanu, Adrian" wrote:
> Still I would love it for my program to
> play by jap rules. Because it is much more difficult to control territory
> without occupying it.

Strategically all programs should control territory without
occupying it either until the end of the game or until the
game has reached a strategically stable position. The difficulty 
for the program is the same.

> Be them logical or not (as some might claim)

As has been proven.

[Japanese rules]
> they are in effect and so many
> people are using them. They cannot be entirely wrong or unusable.

At the risk of repeating myself: Not the rules are in effect 
and not are they used by the people but some kind of common
sense is in effect and used by most people.

> There may
> be nuances that are more delicate to grasp, but if a human can, then
> programers should be able to implement them.

Let me make clear what kind of nuances you are speaking of:
With Japanese rules the status of stones and points at the
game end has an analysis complexity of EXPTIME nature; if it
is modelled by human common sense, then the programs need AI
to understand this, and the complexity remains the same or
becomes worse.

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robert jasiek