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Zen story in the daily
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 6:01 am
by hyperpape
The AGA linked to a story in The Daily discussing progress in computer go (
http://www.thedaily.com/page/2011/07/31 ... puter-1-4/). The article mentioned that the program had beaten a strong amateur from Taiwan. Does anyone know about the circumstances--player, hardware, etc?
Re: Zen story in the daily
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:33 am
by pookpooi
Re: Zen story in the daily
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 11:39 am
by jts
Wow, that first link is really interesting. Previously I had seen a post of an .sgf every time a bot beat a professional at a particular handicap, and had assumed that the bots were getting steadily stronger. It hadn't occurred to me that the bot-boosters were only posting the games that bots won, not the entire series. Thanks for sharing!
Re: Zen story in the daily
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 12:05 pm
by hyperpape
Cool seeing that Chou Chun-Hsun (Zhou Junxun as I know of him) has such an interest in computer Go.
Re: Zen story in the daily
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 1:46 pm
by Chew Terr
One of the funniest moments of Congress so far was watching a dozen people crowd around a computer to watch someone play zen19d. The atmosphere was as good as any sports game, with gasps, yells, and cheers. The commentary was mostly in Chinese, so I only caught bits, but the tone was mostly enough. Also, now I still hear the occasional "Safe Mode!!!"