Re: [computer-go] Modern brute force search

[Ray Tayek <rtayek@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 10:51 AM 11/7/04, you wrote:
> ...
> And that is a shame.    I strongly feel that even when humans are clearly
> surpassed,  we are just getting started.  Chess is an incredibly deep game
> and the very best humans are very weak compared to the "ultimate player."
>
> Just my thoughts.  All of this  is even more true of Go.  There exists
> (in  principle) a  future GO  player than  can make  the very  best Go
> player (of today or yesterday) look like a baby.
i don't think so. if by "look like a baby", you mean able to give a large 
handicap (say 6 stones), then no way.

i don't see any evidence that human players can become that much stronger 
than todays professional 9-dan's and i doubt that a program will beat them 
for a *very* long time (think about "asking" moves, or watch a 9 dan pro 
give an amautuer 7 kyu player a nine stone handicap - the pro will leave 
everything as unsettled as possible for as long as possible).

thanks

---
ray tayek <http://tayek.com/>, co-chair <http://www.ocjug.org/>, actively 
seeking telecommuting work.

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