[computer-go] Way MC plays

[Jacques Basaldúa]

Jonas Kahn wrote:

 > I mean, if Crazy Stone played against himself from the position where
 > Katsunari was thought to be ahead, would he win with its original color,
 > or with Katsunari's ?

That is a very big question. I hope it would win with Katsunari's stones 
*if*
Katsunari was really ahead. I have been now working for some months in
knowledge extracted from over 50K games played by pros and high dan
players (both players), enough time, no handicap. I don't know for sure
if that was not in vane yet, that's why I write "I hope".

I certainly don't have a high opinion on any of the strong program's fuseki.
These programs are not strong for their fuseki, I think, they are strong 
for
many reasons and their fuseki is not really as bad as it looks. But I guess
there is a lot of margin for improvement there.

After the success of MC based programs some people argue that
computers should play intrinsically different from humans and that
computer play is superior. I don't share that opinion. I think that all
what humans have elaborated on fuseki makes a lot of sense, when
you apply it, you improve a lot. I don't see a reason why that would
not apply to computers.

Jacques.