skarist

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by skarist 9y ago
This is of course all very, very impressive, but it would be great to see more details on this. We are told AZ only started with the basic rules. What was included in the "basic rules"? How were they codified? The engine looks at
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by skarist 11y ago
Good list. However, I notice lack of movies from such great directors as Wim Wenders and Andrei Tarkovsky. Well, I guess it is difficult to put together a list like this anyway.
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by skarist 11y ago
Great game and amazing series/match. This last one was absolutely nail biting. My hat off to the AlphaGo team and to Mr. Lee Sedol. Sedol showed incredible fighting spirit and stamina. Just imagine sitting through a 5 hour game like th
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by skarist 11y ago
Yes... as is John McDowell, Crispin Wright, John Searle and Alvin Plantinga.
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by skarist 11y ago
While I would agree that his interpretation of Wittgenstein on following a rule and private language, is wrong as such, i.e. as an interpretation, it is definitely very interesting and thought provoking stuff. It is good philosophy and bear
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by skarist 11y ago
Most definitely.
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by skarist 11y ago
A great thinker has passed. One of the great names of 20th century analytical philosophy. They have now all left us, Quine, Rorty, Davidson and now Putnam. RIP. I guess they had a similar event on Twin Earth... even though their "wate
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by skarist 11y ago
I wholeheartedly agree. I just had a "we feeble humans" moment when I made my comment about our prejudice. And as you point out Sedol's brain can of course do a lot more than just play Go. So, my feeling of feebleness on beh
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by skarist 11y ago
We are indeed witnessing and living a historic moment. It is difficult not to feel awestruck. Likewise, it is difficult not to feel awestruck at how a wet 1.5 kg clump of carbon-based material (e.g. Lee Sedol brain) can achieve this level o
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by skarist 11y ago
I predict 5-0 for DeepMind. Now, Lee has a broken self-confidence to battle (crucial for a human player), something that will not and can not trouble the DeepMind team.