DeepMind’s StarCraft II agent will play anonymously on battle.net

Re:DeepMind’s StarCraft II agent will play anonymously on ba... by DiogenesKynikos on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @04:47PM (#20406367)

> Alphastar does already factor out reaction time

That may be true in some narrow technical sense, but it was heavily disputed by the StarCraft community. If you watch the exposition games, AlphaStar has superhuman ability to micro-control its units one-by-one during critical battles, which allowed it to beat its human opponents even when its army was far inferior on paper.

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Re:DeepMind’s StarCraft II agent will play anonymously on ba... by JyB on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @05:25PM (#20406740)

Not sure why you are getting downvoted. Upon closer inspection it was indeed perceived as contrary to what was expected from the StarCraft community. (And rightfully so)

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Re:DeepMind’s StarCraft II agent will play anonymously on ba... by Nuzzerino on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @05:36PM (#20406830)

Here is a detailed post which covers the specifics: https://www.alexirpan.com/2019/02/22/alphastar.html

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Re:DeepMind’s StarCraft II agent will play anonymously on ba... by tempestn on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @05:10PM (#20406582)

Its APM and APS have been decreased since the exposition games due to feedback from pro players.

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