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I feel similar about the direction Go (the game, not the language) has gone ever since AlphaGo beat Lee Sedol. Suddenly the top players are looking to AI to tea
by indigochill 4y ago
I feel similar about the direction Go (the game, not the language) has gone ever since AlphaGo beat Lee Sedol. Suddenly the top players are looking to AI to teach them the most optimal way to play even though the plays are far more alien than if you watch games from the ancient masters, where intuition still informs most of the moves.
Sedol commented at the time that although he appreciated AlphaGo's strength, he never wanted to play it again and I agree. It's not even really that it sucks the fun out of it, it's that the decisions the AI makes are often inscrutable and counterintuitive. It removes the traditional feel of Go being a negotiation.
- remram 4y agoThis reminds me of the recent post about Magnus Carlsen giving up his chess World Champion title: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32163993 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32163993