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Art, Writing, and Learning: The Clerisy Quarter => History, Science, and Interesting Information - The Great Library => Topic started by: Jubal on March 14, 2016, 12:25:50 AM

Title: AlphaGo: Machine 3, but human 1!
Post by: Jubal 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 :)

Title: Re: AlphaGo: Machine 3, but human 1!
Post by: Lizard on March 16, 2016, 07:55:37 PM

We're not totally obsolete just yet, yay!

Title: Re: AlphaGo: Machine 3, but human 1!
Post by: Cuddly Khan on March 16, 2016, 08:13:47 PM

Yet... ;)

Title: Re: AlphaGo: Machine 3, but human 1!
Post by: Glaurung 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.

Title: Re: AlphaGo: Machine 3, but human 1!
Post by: Jubal 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.

Title: Re: AlphaGo: Machine 3, but human 1!
Post by: Lizard on March 27, 2016, 07:58:06 PM

Quote from: Glaurung 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.

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/

Title: Re: AlphaGo: Machine 3, but human 1!
Post by: Glaurung 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?