I enthusiastically second that! On Jun 16, 2016 1:15 PM, "David Fotland" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Can the lecture be recorded or broadcast for those of us who can’t be > there? > > Regards, > > David > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Computer-go [mailto:[email protected]] On > > Behalf Of "Ingo Althöfer" > > Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2016 9:36 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Computer-go] Keynote Lecture by Aja Huang > > > > Hello, > > > > the ICGA is proud to annouce a special talk by Aja Huang during the > > Computer Olympiad and "Computer Games" conference in Leiden (NL). > > > > **** Computer and Games 2016 Conference **** > > > > Keynote Lecture > > June 29, 2016: 14.00-15.00 h. > > > > Location: Leiden University, room 1 of the Gorlaeus Building > > > > Lecture by Aja Huang of the AlphaGo team > > > > AlphaGo: Combining Deep Neural Networks with Tree Search > > > > Abstract > > In this talk we will present the source of power of AlphaGo. In > > AlphaGo, we use value networks to evaluate board positions and > > policy networks to select moves. These deep neural networks are > > trained by a novel combination of supervised learning from human expert > > games, and reinforcement learning from games of self-play. Without any > > look ahead search, the neural networks play Go at the level of state- > > of-the-art Monte Carlo tree search programs that simulate thousands of > > random games of self-play. We also introduce a new search algorithm > > that combines Monte Carlo simulation with value and policy networks. > > Using this search algorithm, our program AlphaGo achieved a 99.8% > > winning rate against other Go programs, and defeated the human European > > Go champion by 5 games to 0. In March 2016 AlphaGo defeated Lee Sedol, > > the strongest human Go player in the last decade. > > ******************************************************************** > > > > Hope, you all will come. > > > > Cheers, Ingo. > > _______________________________________________ > > Computer-go mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go > > _______________________________________________ > Computer-go mailing list > [email protected] > http://computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go
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