Google AI beats world Go champion in 4 out of 5 games
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35761246
Managed to catch the last 40 minutes or so of the game this morning. Very exciting.
Lee Sedol seemed pretty shook up- his hands were shaking as he was preparing to resign.
Lee previously said he was confident of winning, although he did revise this as the match approached.
There's been a lot of speculation about how it would go over the past few months. I didn't think it would be a clear 5-0 win for Lee Sedol but I wasn't expecting AlphaGo to make such a strong start. I hope Lee Sedol doesn't take too much of a hit to his confidence.
Managed to catch the last 40 minutes or so of the game this morning. Very exciting.
Lee Sedol seemed pretty shook up- his hands were shaking as he was preparing to resign.
Lee previously said he was confident of winning, although he did revise this as the match approached.
There's been a lot of speculation about how it would go over the past few months. I didn't think it would be a clear 5-0 win for Lee Sedol but I wasn't expecting AlphaGo to make such a strong start. I hope Lee Sedol doesn't take too much of a hit to his confidence.
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Original post by Puddles the Monkey
I hope Lee Sedol doesn't take too much of a hit to his confidence.
This
I don't want it to be Deep Blue vs Kasparov all over again
Original post by Nirgilis
It already is!
Original post by Puddles the Monkey
It already is!
Heaven's above, have you tried to read the Nature paper describing this type of algorithm?
. I wonder why Google decided to publish and put this in the public domain rather than protect its development... 
It's always awkward when Google has more high-impact papers than your supervisor who's been researching at a University for 30 years
This game is a game changer for ai
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Holy 
Alpha Go won this morning's match too. Totally nailbiting game! It was a rollercoaster of emotions.
It looks like it might be a straight 5-0 win for Alpha Go.
Alpha Go won this morning's match too. Totally nailbiting game! It was a rollercoaster of emotions. It looks like it might be a straight 5-0 win for Alpha Go.
There was this comment (paraphrased a bit) which I thought was chilling...
"Korean commentators were shocked. They were trying to work out where Lee made a critical mistake but they were having trouble finding one.
So either the mistake is beyond a human's comprehension, or Lee was fated to lose from the beginning."
"Korean commentators were shocked. They were trying to work out where Lee made a critical mistake but they were having trouble finding one.
So either the mistake is beyond a human's comprehension, or Lee was fated to lose from the beginning."
Does this mean computers can solve scientific problems now?
Can we get it to work on curing cancer?
Or how about we get it to design an AI. Super computers build (super computers)^2. Future here we come
Can we get it to work on curing cancer?
Or how about we get it to design an AI. Super computers build (super computers)^2. Future here we come
(edited 8 years ago)
Skynet, incoming. Time to build a bunker.
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Original post by ChaoticButterfly
Does this mean computers can solve scientific problems now?
Can we get it to work on curing cancer?
Can we get it to work on curing cancer?
I believe they're going to use the algorithm to solve other problems.
I'm sad that Go was just a means to end to them
I hope AlphaGo doesn't go away for ever. Original post by DiddyDec
Original post by Puddles the Monkey
I believe they're going to use the algorithm to solve other problems.
I'm sad that Go was just a means to end to them I hope AlphaGo doesn't go away for ever.
I'm sad that Go was just a means to end to them
I hope AlphaGo doesn't go away for ever. What happens if we mistreat computers though. Will that be a thing future left wing activists campaign about?
Also computers can dream now
They don;t dream about electric sheep though
Rather terrifying goat devil dog things :-/Spoiler
Interesting stuff. A step forward for AI .
I'm afraid it goes beyond my head. But it is interesting that they're willing to release it.
. Original post by Nirgilis
Heaven's above, have you tried to read the Nature paper describing this type of algorithm? . I wonder why Google decided to publish and put this in the public domain rather than protect its development...
It's always awkward when Google has more high-impact papers than your supervisor who's been researching at a University for 30 years
. I wonder why Google decided to publish and put this in the public domain rather than protect its development... It's always awkward when Google has more high-impact papers than your supervisor who's been researching at a University for 30 years
I'm afraid it goes beyond my head. But it is interesting that they're willing to release it.
Original post by ChaoticButterfly
Does this mean computers can solve scientific problems now?
Interestingly, it's possible that I'll be looking a little into machine learning and it's application into medical research as part of my PhD. So... yes! This type of research is underway
Original post by Puddles the Monkey
There was this comment (paraphrased a bit) which I thought was chilling...
"Korean commentators were shocked. They were trying to work out where Lee made a critical mistake but they were having trouble finding one.
So either the mistake is beyond a human's comprehension, or Lee was fated to lose from the beginning."
"Korean commentators were shocked. They were trying to work out where Lee made a critical mistake but they were having trouble finding one.
So either the mistake is beyond a human's comprehension, or Lee was fated to lose from the beginning."
Considering the game is pretty much instinct, it doesn't surprise me that whatever 'mistake' was made we don't understand... What WOULD be interesting, is getting AlphaGo to re-play the game against itself, and 'suggest' the next best move for Lee given a certain position he was in, and then see how Lee's move compared to the computed best move...
Hell, let's take it a step further and see what happens when AlphaGo plays AlphaGo
Original post by Kvothe the arcane
I'm afraid it goes beyond my head. But it is interesting that they're willing to release it.
I'm afraid it goes beyond my head. But it is interesting that they're willing to release it.
You and me both...
Original post by Nirgilis
Considering the game is pretty much instinct, it doesn't surprise me that whatever 'mistake' was made we don't understand... What WOULD be interesting, is getting AlphaGo to re-play the game against itself, and 'suggest' the next best move for Lee given a certain position he was in, and then see how Lee's move compared to the computed best move...
Considering the game is pretty much instinct, it doesn't surprise me that whatever 'mistake' was made we don't understand... What WOULD be interesting, is getting AlphaGo to re-play the game against itself, and 'suggest' the next best move for Lee given a certain position he was in, and then see how Lee's move compared to the computed best move...
It's not really all instinct... there's an element of it but I don't think that's quite right, especially at pro level where they are very very good at reading and calculating how much moves are worth. I keep seeing this instinct thing get mentioned in the press but I don't think it's quite the right way of thinking about Go, or at least it's a bit misleading.
Hell, let's take it a step further and see what happens when AlphaGo plays AlphaGo
AlphaGo has played AlphaGo hundreds of times - that's how it learns
Original post by Nirgilis
Interestingly, it's possible that I'll be looking a little into machine learning and it's application into medical research as part of my PhD. So... yes! This type of research is underway
Does this means scientists have to worry about their job?
Original post by ChaoticButterfly
Does this means scientists have to worry about their job?
Humans need not apply.
We are becoming obsolete
Original post by Puddles the Monkey
Yeah I've seen that.
Can;t come soon enough.
We all live like Greek philosophers and upper classes off the back of our robot slaves.
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Original post by ChaoticButterfly
Yeah I've seen that.
Can;t come soon enough.
Can;t come soon enough.
It's exciting and terrifying.
Original post by Puddles the Monkey
AlphaGo has played AlphaGo hundreds of times - that's how it learns
AlphaGo has played AlphaGo hundreds of times - that's how it learns
Yeah, millions, I think.
This is really amazing. The difference in complexity between chess and go is astronomical. And the AI approach is totally different. Neural networks over brute force.
The weird thing is, nobody knows how AlphaGo does it. Neural networks cannot really be probed to understand strategy or things like that. The computer can learn but cannot tell us how it learns.
The scope for using AI to solve problems of science is amazing, and it really feels like we are on the brink. Some have speculated that we won't have professional scientists or diagnosticians in the future, just people who manage the AI computers!
Original post by chazwomaq
Yeah, millions, I think.
This is really amazing. The difference in complexity between chess and go is astronomical. And the AI approach is totally different. Neural networks over brute force.
The weird thing is, nobody knows how AlphaGo does it. Neural networks cannot really be probed to understand strategy or things like that. The computer can learn but cannot tell us how it learns.
The scope for using AI to solve problems of science is amazing, and it really feels like we are on the brink. Some have speculated that we won't have professional scientists or diagnosticians in the future, just people who manage the AI computers!
This is really amazing. The difference in complexity between chess and go is astronomical. And the AI approach is totally different. Neural networks over brute force.
The weird thing is, nobody knows how AlphaGo does it. Neural networks cannot really be probed to understand strategy or things like that. The computer can learn but cannot tell us how it learns.
The scope for using AI to solve problems of science is amazing, and it really feels like we are on the brink. Some have speculated that we won't have professional scientists or diagnosticians in the future, just people who manage the AI computers!
It was interesting watching the reaction of Myungwam Kim who's a 9 dan pro reviewing the game for American Go Association... he said he thought that he'd see computer Go take over in his lifetime but that this is "too soon".
It really feels like a significant moment in AI technology. You wouldn't be able to tell AlphaGo was a bot just from playing style - that's quite a big deal.
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