mclane wrote: ↑Tue Mar 24, 2020 11:23 amSo far NN play a more intelligent chess then normal AB Programs.
That's a gross misunderstanding based on three factors:
1) You understand AB a lot better than NN.
2) You misinterpret what the node count of LC0 even means.
3) Wishful thinking.
If NN had anything to do with the (still weak!) human way of thinking, then you wouldn't need a super high-end graphic card with all its raw computing power to run LC0. And if AB is blindly throwing cr*p against the wall and see what sticks, then NN with MCTS is rolling dice to decide which cr*p to throw against the wall and see what sticks.
Even back in the days of the Mephisto units, the legendary Glasgow which actually tried to emulate human thinking was rated at only 1776 Elo despite a 12 MHz 68k processor. The MM5 with a more traditional engine came in at around 2000 Elo although it was based on the much slower 5 MHz 6502 processor. In fact, the Glasgow was the weakest chess computer ever with a 12 MHz 68k. The strongest was probably the Berlin at 2190 Elo, again with a traditional engine.
Conclusion: if you emulate the weak human way of understanding chess with a computer, all you'll get is a computer that plays weakly. On today's hardware, even that might be better than humans, but not better than traditional engines - which is why there's no interest.