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AlphaGo could probably give it 9 stones and still win, 9p->5d. (Stones go non-linear around the pro ranks, so we can't just count the rank difference in the wa
by cjbprime 10y ago
AlphaGo could probably give it 9 stones and still win, 9p->5d. (Stones go non-linear around the pro ranks, so we can't just count the rank difference in the way we do as amateurs.)
- joe_the_user 10y agoOK, I see the reference now. It's not even the strongest bot on KGS. It seems like an indication that either they haven't incorporated the advances of AlphaGo or that Alpha succeeded through the investment of a huge amount of tuning time and processing power rather than through specific advances.
- pmontra 10y agoThat's too much. Let's say Alpha Go is 9 dan pro or stronger. It would be 4 or 5 stones to a 6 dan amateur, one more stone to 5 dan. Let's say AG is a couple of stones stronger than the strongest humans. Still not nine stones handicap.