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AlphaGo: Machine 3, but human 1!
« on: March 14, 2016, 12:25:50 AM »
https://gogameguru.com/lee-sedol-defeats-alphago-masterful-comeback-game-4/

It turns out that a brilliant human player can still be competitive against a high powered computer program. Which I guess is nice :)
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Re: AlphaGo: Machine 3, but human 1!
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2016, 07:55:37 PM »
We're not totally obsolete just yet, yay!
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Re: AlphaGo: Machine 3, but human 1!
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2016, 08:13:47 PM »
Yet... ;)
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Re: AlphaGo: Machine 3, but human 1!
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2016, 12:31:48 AM »
I doubt we'll become completely obsolete - the AIs will probably decide that humans are fun things to have around the place.

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Re: AlphaGo: Machine 3, but human 1!
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2016, 01:54:40 PM »
I mean, as a species I think we like seeing how far we can push ourselves - the 100m sprint didn't become obsolete after the invention of the sports car, for example.
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Re: AlphaGo: Machine 3, but human 1!
« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2016, 07:58:06 PM »
I doubt we'll become completely obsolete - the AIs will probably decide that humans are fun things to have around the place.


Actually, they've already stated that this is their intention, to keep us in a "people zoo".


http://www.collective-evolution.com/2015/09/02/ai-robot-learns-words-in-real-time-tells-human-creators-it-will-keep-them-in-a-people-zoo/
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Re: AlphaGo: Machine 3, but human 1!
« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2016, 08:42:11 PM »
I'm thinking more of the Minds in Iain Banks' Culture - I got the impression that they could have got on perfectly well without the humans, but they kept them around because it made life more interesting. Maybe pets rather than a zoo?