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> When a superhuman AI plays chess, the moves usually make sense to an expert. And even if they don't immediately make sense, they usually make sense once the expert plays out some lines to see what happens.

Do you actually play chess? Half the moves made by an AI at 3500+ ELO (e.g. Stockfish 13+) is completely alien to even a human super GM like Nakamura or Carlsen. It's actually the most reliable and used way to know whether someone is cheating or not, if the moves don't make sense to high level players, then it's very probably someone using an engine.

> And here I think we see the same thing: although a superhuman AI 'understands' chess better than human experts, its understanding is still leverages the same concepts.

That is very far from being a truth that lots of chess experts would agree on. Most chess players at high level reason with similar, well established concepts, such as tempo, positions, baits, color dominance, etc.

Super AIs don't use these concepts, and it's obvious when you see their moves. They often break tempo abruptly, disregard color dominance, enter what looks like dangerous positions,etc.

parent Galanwe 5 years ago

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