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Don't want to sound all Conspiracy Theory but somehow this feels planned.. It plays into DeepMind's hand to not have the machine completely trouncing the human.
by antonioalegria 11y ago
Don't want to sound all Conspiracy Theory but somehow this feels planned.. It plays into DeepMind's hand to not have the machine completely trouncing the human. It's less scary and keeps people engaged further into the future.
Also seems in-line with the way Demis was "rooting" for the human this time – they already won so now they focus on PR.
- runesoerensen 11y agoDon't post unfounded conspiracy theories if you don't want to sound like a conspiracy theorist.
- antonioalegria 11y agoA lot of comments here are unfounded. It was a thought I had that imo warrants some discussion (which you may disagree)
- hendekagon 11y agoI agree, this point does warrant discussion. How could DeepMind prove that AlphaGo played its best in match 4 ?
- throw_xyz111 11y agoAgreed. 99% of the comments are just speculation - Yours is as good as any.
- wdw129831 11y agoTHIS MUST BE FLAGGED!!!!
- throw121221 11y agoShush! You cannot say anything like this on HN! People here want to believe that the world is fair, Google and Apple do not do evil and pg is the greatest philosopher who has ever lived.
- antonioalegria 11y agoWow, I think it's not that farfetched. See the thought wasn't appreciated. It's a worthwhile discussion, imho
- JabavuAdams 11y agoIt doesn't seem that plausible if you've been around serious game players. The notion of throwing a game would be seen as extremely rude and condescending to one's opponent. Once you step on to the field, you play your best. It doesn't matter whether the opponent is a master, or a six-year-old. EDIT> I have a friend who I've never beaten at an RTS or non-random strategy game, even though we've played hundreds of times. If I thought for a moment that he'd let me win, I'd stop playing, and I hate losing.