Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 06:13:50 05/10/00
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On May 10, 2000 at 02:34:18, blass uri wrote: >On May 10, 2000 at 02:18:51, Ed Schröder wrote: > >>On May 09, 2000 at 20:11:26, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>>On May 09, 2000 at 08:55:46, Hans Gerber wrote: >>> >>>>On May 08, 2000 at 23:32:40, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>No... because the solution doesn't exist, which means that the logs are just >>>>>pieces of paper that won't prove cheating, nor will they disprove cheating. >>>>>As such, their importance is really only in giving us some insight into what >>>>>DB could do, things that many didn't know (depth, etc). >>>>> >>>>>As far as Hsu, you are on the wrong person. Hsu didn't have _any_ control >>>>>at the match. He designed and assembled the hardware. He (and others) wrote >>>>>the software. But legal and marketing folks took control because they realized >>>>>how valuable the P/R was going to be, particularly if DB won, but even if it >>>>>lost. >>>>> >>>> >>>>Must I repeat that for me Hsu is responsible because he "made" the hard- and >>>>software, with others of course? My point was that a scientist had had the >>>>obligation to reflect the mentioned problems and to find solutions. If you are >>>>convinced that logfiles had no meaning for the question of cheating, then I said >>>>that Hsu should have found a form of protocol that could give us the possibility >>>>to examin that. >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>>But if the computer is non-deterministic in its behavior, _how_ will you ever >>>>>prove whether it played some particular move or not? And if you can't, you just >>>>>lost any chance of using the logs (which Kasparov wanted) to prove that it >>>>>either did, or did not, cheat. >>>> >>>>I disagree. Non-deterministic doesn't mean that the development couldn't be >>>>analysed and controlled that led to a certain move. If the machine played a >>>>different move also the files should look different. >>>> >>>> >>>>>You should look at a tournament played last year. In a well-known scandal, >>>>>someone used a computer program to whack GM players like flies. He was a >>>>>2300 player himself I believe. He had a TPR over 2600. So yes, humans will >>>>>cheat, given the chance. >>>>> >>>>>As far as "on its own" how would you confirm that? How to be sure that there >>>>>is no 'access'? IE no rf link, no magnetic link, no laser link, no sonic link, >>>>>no optical link, etc... >>>> >>>>As I said elsewhere comparately weak players would try to cheat but not the best >>>>players. I don't want to discuss thechnical difficulties without being an >>>>expert. My point was that in principle such a control should be possible. >>> >>> >>>My point is that preventing 'crime' is _impossible_. Otherwise, after a couple >>>of thousand years, banks would no longer be robbed. Web sites wouldn't be >>>broken into. Computers wouldn't be vandalized. >>> >>>There are some things you can _not_ prevent. >> >>Totally agreed. Some practical examples to make it more clear: >> >>#1. Going with the mouse over a certain part of the screen could tell >>the program to force the search to play the best move sofar. >> >>#2. Going with the mouse over a certain part of the screen could tell >>the program to change certain parameters. >> >>#3. .......... the list is endless ......... > >The example of going with the mouse can be prevented by choosing honest >operators. > >Uri I will take your "honest operator" and offer him $100,000 dollars to do what I ask. Or I will offer him $1,000,000. IBM had deep pockets. Are you sure you can find an operator that will be honest enough? And remember, _I_ have some say-so, because the operator has to be able to handle the possible problems that can come up... such as entering the wrong move, or backing up a couple of moves if the operator makes a technical error. There would be more than enough doubt in any operator, just because of the potential for being bought and paid for...
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