Tbh I’m not convinced an AI tuned for “anti-human chess” actually loses with knight-bishop-rook odds against a mediocre player, particularly if it can review the player’s games in advance. Mediocre club player, yes- but I’m not even completely certain of that. Stockfish plays this at a handicap because it models its opponent as just as capable as itself. (Google’s AI says two-piece odds bring Stockfish to about club level, and it seems plausible that play targeted at somebody’s weaknesses, clock pressure, forcing deep reads etc. could get you another piece worth of advantage, or enough to at least make it contested for a few games.)
Tbh I’m not convinced an AI tuned for “anti-human chess” actually loses with knight-bishop-rook odds against a mediocre player, particularly if it can review the player’s games in advance. Mediocre club player, yes- but I’m not even completely certain of that. Stockfish plays this at a handicap because it models its opponent as just as capable as itself. (Google’s AI says two-piece odds bring Stockfish to about club level, and it seems plausible that play targeted at somebody’s weaknesses, clock pressure, forcing deep reads etc. could get you another piece worth of advantage, or enough to at least make it contested for a few games.)