Re:Go master Cho wins best-of-three series against Japan-mad...
by YeGoblynQueenne on Friday November 25, 2016 @06:27AM
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>> Cho Chikun had the large advantage over Lee Sedol that his opponent (Zen) and similar programs (Crazy Stone, Leela) are simply available for him to practice against and probe for weaknesses.
That's an argument against Go having been solved by AlphaGo, not for. If Lee Sedol could beat AlphaGo given the opportunity to practice against it, then nothing is solved.
Also, for a system to dominate against humans in a game it must be able to beat any opponent every time. AlphaGo hasn't demonstrated this yet, so while in the popular opinion AlphaGo "dominates", in the technical sense it does not, and Go won't be "solved" conclusively until it has.
That's an argument against Go having been solved by AlphaGo, not for. If Lee Sedol could beat AlphaGo given the opportunity to practice against it, then nothing is solved.
Also, for a system to dominate against humans in a game it must be able to beat any opponent every time. AlphaGo hasn't demonstrated this yet, so while in the popular opinion AlphaGo "dominates", in the technical sense it does not, and Go won't be "solved" conclusively until it has.