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Herr__K47 karma

A question for the AGA fellows(or anyone, really): How can a new go hobbyist like me help to spread the popularity of go? Is there anything I can do further than participating in go clubs and forcing friends to play go with me? Thanks!

Herr__K20 karma

A question for the pros: Can you definitively say that the version of Alphago that played Lee Sedol was stronger than the version that played Fan Hui? I'm assuming many underestimated the strength of the version that played Fan Hui because it made seemingly slack/nonsense moves, but I think we've seen both versions do that.

On a related note, Mr. Redmond said that the version in the Lee Sedol match played more aggressively than the Fan Hui version. Can we definitively say this is a fundamental difference in style between the two, or is there a possibility that this was a response to Lee Sedol's different style? Thanks!

Herr__K19 karma

u/summerapple (Lee Hajin 3p) has a great youtube channel that, I believe, was inspired by ChessNetwork. Check it out here.

Herr__K2 karma

Since you are both a programmer and a relatively strong go player, I'm interested in your insight. Demis Hassabis has said that they have not yet reached a ceiling for Alphago's improvement. Do you think that this improvement will only make AlphaGo stronger where it is already very strong? In other words, are Alphago's weaknesses fundamental problems with the MCTS and value network? I'm wondering if further algorithmic tweaking and machine learning will do anything to nullify them.