[computer-go] Dealing with aji in go programs

[Arend Bayer <arend.bayer@xxxxxx>]

On Sat, 4 Dec 2004, Mark Boon wrote:

> current Go programs. Recognising and evaluating aji is one. An important
> concept that I don't think any program handles well, if at all (Goliath has
> a half-hearted attempt in it.) Properly estimating the effect on the score

Do you mind explaining how you tried to do this in Goliath? I have
been sporadically thinking about how to do this for GNU Go since I
joined the project 3 years ago.

If I would try it now, I would include it in the influence function,
i.e. add some "aji influence sources" or influence blocks. The
"reading shadow" for groups that are only barely dead or alive would
seem like a natural place for where to add these. But my guess it that
it would be pretty hard to make this robust.


Arend


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