Re:Ask HN: Can we adapt AlphaZero's self-play technique for ...
by theptip on Friday December 08, 2017 @06:53PM
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I think GP meant that in the sense of "AlphaZero can only play games that have perfect information". It's a restriction of the algorithm, not a statement about how AlphaZero approaches the games it plays.
This is why AlphaGo leveled up into AlphaZero playing Chess, and didn't learn to play Starcraft (yet).
This is why AlphaGo leveled up into AlphaZero playing Chess, and didn't learn to play Starcraft (yet).