RE: [Bug-gnubg] TD(lambda) training for neural networks -- a question

[Ian Shaw]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Øystein Johansen [mailto:address@hidden 
> Sent: 21 May 2009 10:41
> 
> I remember I first tried TD training. (lambda=0), and I made 
> the same experience as Joseph reported. TD is slow. However, 
> I was able to run 5000 games/minutes. TDG 1.0 was trained 
> with 300.000 games, and I'm able to reach that in an hour. 
> Maybe TD can be reconsidered.
> 

Did you use gnubg itself for the TD training? As I remember, gnubg's training 
function is so old that it pre-dates the split to race and contact nets. 
Therefore I was under the impression that it would not work.

-- Ian