Jonas Kahn wrote: >> But correct ko threats playing has nothing to do with the playout part : >> Since it is a strategic concept that involves global understanting, It is >> handled by the UCT tree part. >> > > Yes and no. > Theoretically, that's the work of the UCT part. But, as Steve pointed > out, kos can go on for long. I don't know what depth is attained in the > tree (by the way, I would really like to know), but I doubt it is that > long. Moreover, some kos must be kept for later. > The depth of the principal variation (the printed line) can be very impressive, but it's only seeing a fraction of the real tree and I don't think the quality of this line of play compares to the quality in other games doing alpha/beta with good evaluation. So I don't think sophisticated ko fights are resolved but I not strong enough to really quantify this.
As I've state before, you can find certain things that programs do really well (better than people of similar strength) and things they are weak at and you can try to draw conclusions from that but you will probably be wrong since it's outside our normal experience. - Don > Hence, some basic understanding of kos in the playouts might be useful. > > That's merely a variation of the horizon effect. We could even imagine a > situation where the UCT makes a threat that loses points in the only aim > of having the ko past the horizon, where it would be 50-50 (for example) > in the playout. > > Jonas > _______________________________________________ > computer-go mailing list > computer-go@computer-go.org > http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/ > > _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
