Jared 'PiG' Krensel

I think it's more or less the same comparison to chess. Since its calculations like its mechanical are accurate and beyond what a human can do. Deep Blue, who beat Kasparov, wasn't a neural network it just calculated, it thought through many bad moves too.

iirc, AlphaStar's goal is to see if an ai can have superior strategic planning and skill while under similar limitations as a human. Don't forget that Alphastar selected a purification nova and blew up its own army

It doesn't have strategic planning, it mimics players and their options.

I've looked back at some replays (literally just watch Winter casting it's games) and so Iiiiiiiiii redact my assumption and wholeheartedly agree with your statement of what the ai did

i really feel like you guys dont understand what the AI is doing yet. it doesnt have bayesian thinking but it doesnt just do raw calculations either, like with chess. it learned from experience and idk if you guys know how big of a deal that is

I am not saying it's not an accomplishment. I am saying it's not comparable to human performance

Well, it is out preforming like 99.8% of all starcraft 2 players, with it being in Grand Masters. It's just not in the tip tip top of the iceberg, and more being near sea level

If you had serrals mechanics you would already be better than 99% of all players, without any strategic knowledge at all