2015 AlphaGo would still crush 2026 Fable in Go
10:24 AM · Jul 2, 2026 · 3.4K Views
OpenMined founder Andrew Trask claims the 2015 AlphaGo system would defeat a 2026 AI system in Go
The debate highlights single-task AI performance versus broader modern models
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Positive users hail the AlphaGo vs Fable claim as a strong case for specialization beating generality in superintelligence, while negative users dismiss the matchup as trivial like a calculator outperforming a mathematician.
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Rob Miles@robertskmiles
@iamtrask I wonder! Is there an open source engine now that beats original AlphaGo? If so I'd expect Fable to know that, realize it's the best way to win, and be able to download and run it
⿻ Andrew Trask@iamtrask
2015 AlphaGo would still crush 2026 Fable in Go
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Nathan 🔎@NathanpmYoung
@iamtrask wouldn't a calculator crush fable in calculation speed?
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⿻ Andrew Trask@iamtrask
@NathanpmYoung Another great example of the benefits of specialization over generality for achieving superintelligent performance.
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⿻ Andrew Trask@iamtrask
Superintelligence is most "super" when it is specialized... not when it's general.
This is good for safety, concentration of power, privacy, etc... but it's bad if your goal is to build "the everything product" and go from a X Trillion dollar biz to an X+1 Trillion dollar biz.
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⿻ Andrew Trask@iamtrask
@NathanpmYoung My point is that there's considerable evidence to suggest the outermost limits of performance require specialization more than generalization.
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𝕱𝖚𝖑𝖑 𝕶𝖊𝖑𝖑𝖞@full_kelly_
@iamtrask Don't you think 2026 Fable could train something that crushes AlphaGo
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Dave Mellish@RobertDMellish
@iamtrask yeah, but my Texas Instruments calculator would crush Terence Tao at calculation. big whoop
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