[Computer-go] semeai example of winning rate

[Darren Cook]

>> The main problem right now is that a lot of "smart" code actually
>> weakens the program.
> 
> ...
> we are here essentially trying to patch a bot weakness. The usual way to
> test strength is by playing other bots. Since they also have the
> weakness, and anyhow won't steer the game in that direction, patching
> that weakness does not make a huge difference against them, and can
> easily be overshadowed by any collateral change, such as being slightly
> slower. On the other hand, it might still make them stronger against
> humans.

I fully agree; in fact I'm getting increasingly passionate on this issue
:-) I feel some good ideas are getting thrown away (along with lots of
bad ones) because they are initially only considered on blitz time
settings, and only on self-play or against one opponent. I think Very
Large Test Suites are the way forward; supported with play on go servers.

Darren


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