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What podcasts say about Monte Carlo tree search

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What experts have said about Monte Carlo tree search

2 statements · 1 negative · 1 neutral

  1. Eric JangNeutralMay 15, 2026· Dwarkesh Podcast

    MCTS convergence is guaranteed only in the limit of infinitely many simulations.

    “It's only guaranteed to converge when you kind of take N to infinity.”

    Listen at 1:09:36

    Open the episode · Eric Jang – Building AlphaGo from scratch
  2. Eric JangNegativeMay 15, 2026· Dwarkesh Podcast

    Monte Carlo tree search does not always improve the policy network.

    “it's not a guarantee to improve”

    Listen at 1:09:51

    Open the episode · Eric Jang – Building AlphaGo from scratch

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