cjb comments on Rationality Lessons in the Game of Go - Less Wrong
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Interesting article!
I think you're overstating the difficulty of Go to computers. The latest wave of Monte Carlo programs -- when run on fast multicore machines -- are able to beat professionals with a modicum of handicap on 19x19, or at even games on 9x9; they're certainly now better than the average club player.
Seven stones is a large handicap. Perhaps they're better than the average club player in English-speaking countries, but I think the average Korean club player is stronger than Zen.