wedrifid comments on The Curve of Capability - Less Wrong

18 Post author: rwallace 04 November 2010 08:22PM

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Comment author: wedrifid 06 November 2010 07:06:42AM 0 points [-]

Does this suggest anything except that the scale mostly useless at the top end?

Comment author: timtyler 06 November 2010 07:10:59AM *  2 points [-]

The idea in the post was:

Computer Go is now on the same curve of capability as computer chess: whether measured on the ELO or the kyu/dan scale, each doubling of power gives a roughly constant rating improvement.

My observation is that ELO ratings are calculated on a logistic curve - and so contain a "hidden" exponent - so the "constant rating improvement" should be taken with a pinch of salt.