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The Ensemble is actually a meta-team of most of the teams that didn't participate in BPC, and I'm hearing that BPC had lately tried to get some other teams to j
by gtzi 17y ago
The Ensemble is actually a meta-team of most of the teams that didn't participate in BPC, and I'm hearing that BPC had lately tried to get some other teams to join, so they were kinda expecting that (but I don't think they will be able to fire back).
Bottom line, I think that the most massive open data set out there (next to a competition) has really helped the research to move on, but I don't see the point in 5 or 10 teams joining forces to improve the results for a tiny percentage and win the prize.
On the other hand, maybe this is actually the right thing, for all these teams that have struggled for two years to be in the top-15 to receive the prize...
- rudyfink 17y ago> I don't see the point in 5 or 10 teams joining forces to improve the results for a tiny percentage and win the prize. I think the point is who gets the million dollars. It makes sense that people would group up, probably into as few additional participants as it would take to ensure winning. If you and I were in the vicinity of being able to win independently and we knew we would lose otherwise, I think we have every incentive to team up.
- hvs 17y agoBPC is a meta-team as well. It's made up of four other teams. Some members of BPC won the Progress Prizes in previous years. I can completely understand joining forces to win the prize. $1,000,000 isn't chump change, and a smaller percentage of it is better than none.