So apparently the +155, -6 score was against Stockfish 8. Stockfish 8 is rated by the CCRL list at 3379, with Stockfish 10 rated 85 points stronger than 8.
Worth noting that AlphaZero was only given 4 out of 9 hours of total training time when playing against Stockfish 8 (https://chess24.com/en/read/news/alphazero-really-is-that-go...), but I guess we can't make any real conclusions about AlphaZero vs Stockfish 10.
EDIT 2:
So apparently AlphaZero also "defeated" Stockfish 9, but the preprint of the upcoming paper in Science doesn't seem to provide a crosstable.
It seems that Stockfish 8 was given a 44-core machine to play on, and was not constrained in terms of time spent per move etc.
Generally an "undisputed champion" title would require a level of effort that the AlphaZero team apparently isn't interested in. They like to run matches between AlphaZero and Stockfish in private under their own controlled conditions, and publish the results. The rest of the computer chess world likes to run tournaments in full public view, and there are several entities which run tournaments between engines that way which can be used to gauge the relative strength of the engines.
What will be interesting is to see the effect on Leela (https://github.com/LeelaChessZero/lczero), which is public and open-source, takes part in public tournaments, and is built -- as much as possible, based on what's been disclosed in the papers -- to use the same approach as AlphaZero.
Yeah, fair point. I didn't even think to challenge him on that. Technically it's not undisputed given that DeepMind hasn't made it available for any kind of "fair fight" organized outside of its own office. I'm guessing AlphaZero would still win, assuming DeepMind isn't literally faking data, but the only way to be sure is a match between A0 and SF 10.
I think he did mean .5mg since 500ug is .5mg. Still, I'm a bit confused. The bottles I get come in doses of 10mg, I can't imagine taking even just two or three of them in a single night! On the other hand, I'd think 1/20th of my pill (.5mg) would be way too little. After reading this relevant paraphrase from the article:
> There have been few studies on sighted young people. One finds that 1 mg works but 0.3 mg doesn’t; this study is an outlier. Another study on 25yo found both to work equally. Another study on 22-24yo found that 0.3 mg worked better than 1.0. UpToDate and Mayo Clinic suggests using at most .5mg. John Hopkins’ experts almost agree: they say “less is more” but recommend 1-3 mg.
I wonder if I should actually start cutting my pills in 20ths now... The author goes on to say he personally thinks that .3mg is a good amount and anything beyond 1mg is too much.
Edit: Sorry for the edits, I read the article after I made my comment, then figured I'd share their answer since I asked the question myself.
> On the other hand, I'd think 1/20th of my pill (.5mg) would be way too little.
That's one of the key points of the article:
> “But my local drugstore sells 10 mg pills! When I asked if they had anything lower, they looked through their stockroom and were eventually able to find 3 mg pills! And you’re saying the correct dose is a third of a milligram?!”
> Yes. Most existing melatonin tablets are around ten to thirty times the correct dose.
Oddly enough, I've found that anything much over 1mg doesn't seem to have much of an effect at all - it maybe makes me a little drowsy, but that's about it. On the other hand, .5mg more or less knocks me out and leaves me feeling sleepy for most of the next day. Seems almost like there's a threshold over which it loses effectiveness, but I don't know of any medical mechanism that would lead to that.
I have been taking melatonin for a couple decades, due to severely delayed sleep. I haven't tried anything less than 3mg recently, but that has been very successful. 5mg or more have been too much, although I don't remember the specific problem.
3 mg is also the sweet spot for me. More than about 5 makes me have really wild, restless dreams. I still sleep feel rested in the morning, but it's kind of like you spend the whole night half awake because the dreams are so vivid.
It is strange. I take the Trader Joe’s brand as well and even half of a 500mcg pill is enough for me, and sometimes feels as effective as a a 3mg of 5mg pill from a different brand. Not sure what to make of it, other than maybe all I need is a placebo.
Kroger sells 10 mg dissolvable tablets right now (and it's on sale!) - it definitely made me sleep but totally obliterated my metabolism when i was taking it. regulation is definitely needed
I have multiple classmates and relatives who proudly did this. Interestingly, all are conservative and anti-affirmative action. Their pride was probably related to exploiting the system or proving that it's poorly policed.
What? I don't pay attention to Trump's speeches, but my question was asking about acceptance to top programs as a different race. Not a politician elected who claimed partial racial heritage.
Can a White guy apply to the top CS program as a Black female, simply because he identifies as one? Where is the line drawn?
"Pure acid" is a pretty meaningless description. Water is a weak acid (and also a weak base) so in a sense ordinary water could be described as "pure acid".
I would not consider it to be one. Nicotine is not the most harmful part of tobacco use, the smoke is.
Nicotine is a helpful drug that enhances focus and working memory. Forcing tobacco to be sold with lower nicotine content seems to be throwing out the baby, and keeping the bathwater. Completely the opposite of what is good.
