[eternalban]

Within the context of Go, what meaning does the Go playing machine require?

(Entire point here was to refute -- in the general case -- the notion that "meaning is critical to decision making".)

[hackinthebochs]

A go playing machine certainly has to have some equivalent representation of "piece", "move", "capture", etc. These concepts have meaning within the context of Go as a set of valid board states and transitions. Understanding these fundamental features of the game is required for proper decision making within this context.