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the discussion isn’t really about whether language models can become strong chess players though, the point is they seem to struggle to consistently make valid
by rsfern 18d ago
the discussion isn’t really about whether language models can become strong chess players though, the point is they seem to struggle to consistently make valid moves. Most humans don’t need to read two books to pick that up, just a couple lines of basic instructions
- willmarch 18d agoThat has not been my experience with new players, they regularly make invalid or incorrect moves even after detailed instructions especially in novel situations.
- rsfern 17d agoMaybe it depends on the person? My six year old isn’t great at strategy but they can pretty consistently make valid moves. Sometimes they ask for confirmation on a move which is also not a trait I see in language models (at least unprompted)
- willmarch 15d agoYour child never messed up en passant (or had trouble understanding it in a real game), castled through or into a check, didn't see a discovered check after moving a piece, never got confused by how stalemate works?