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		baq on Jan 30, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Asteroid Impact on Earth 2032 with Probability 1% ... Looks like alpha zero stole the original meaning of Monte Carlo… it is not required to have players, or a game, to use the method: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Carlo_method

bananaflag on Jan 30, 2025 [–]

It wasn't stolen, it was a well-established particular case well before alphago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Carlo_tree_search

baq on Jan 30, 2025 | [–]

I only meant the total mind share :) looks like folks have never heard of MC in other contexts than game bots.

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