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A bit off topic, but what the hell does the word "Alpha" mean in their marketing? Are they just going to call every AI they create from now on "Alpha_"
by elil17 7y ago
A bit off topic, but what the hell does the word "Alpha" mean in their marketing? Are they just going to call every AI they create from now on "Alpha_"
- woadwarrior01 7y agoIt probably has something to do with the parent company being named Alpha_Bet.
- elil17 7y agoDamn you're right
- gwern 7y agoAlphaStar didn't really use any techniques from AlphaGo either, so the answer is 'yes'. Anything sufficiently whizzy will get the 'Alpha' prefix for branding.
- klhweropiu 7y ago"Alpha" means dominant, the best. The best chess player, the best go player... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_(ethology) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_(ethology)
- jeffshek 7y agoAlpha is also a reference to the "learning rate" in machine learning models.
- atorodius 7y agoIsn’t that usually lambda?