# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Discussion (March 13, 2016)

* AlphaGo vs. Lee Sedol match was discussed, with Sedol winning game 3, prompting comments about AI limitations and the importance of Lee trying different strategies in the final match rather than just trying to "recover face."

* A transhumanist discussion event was mentioned as happening on Slack, leading to a brief debate about the value of different communication platforms for productive transhumanist discourse.

* Participants discussed Eliezer Yudkowsky's Facebook post about the AlphaGo match, with pasky noting they "could point out a few particular misconceptions or errors" but generally liked the analysis.

* The New York Times article "Should All Research Papers Be Free?" was shared and discussed, relating to open access scientific publishing and research accessibility.

* A philosophical discussion touched on consciousness, with FourFire mentioning that kanzure had previously stated he "doesn't believe in consciousness," which sparked interest about what this means conceptually.

* kanzure's experiment with "typing during sleep" was referenced, with logs from a previous session shared showing mixed results of coherent and incoherent text produced while sleeping.

* A debate emerged about planetary habitation versus space-based living, with kanzure arguing that "keeping everything at the bottom of gravity wells is a stupid plan" and questioning whether biological and manufacturing processes would work in microgravity.