r/artificial - [Question] about DeepMind's AlphaStar A.I. or just any other A.I.

This is less of an AI question and more of a question about game theory. First, some terminology: In the world of Go, we have the concepts of the'Go God' and the'Go Devil'. The Go God always plays perfectly in response to the board state, but doesn't assume anything about its opponent. The Go Devil, on the other hand, has full knowledge of the sort of player it is playing against, and plays optimally to defeat that player. Clearly the Go Devil is stronger than the Go God, because when playing against the Go God (or against another Go Devil) he plays as if he is another Go God, and against all imperfect players he plays at least as well as the Go God and in some cases better.