Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 17:19:39 05/20/00
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On May 20, 2000 at 14:06:24, Albert Silver wrote: >On May 20, 2000 at 13:12:10, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>On May 20, 2000 at 12:06:52, Albert Silver wrote: >> >>>On May 20, 2000 at 11:35:55, Dann Corbit wrote: >>> >>>>Is a contest like WCCC Paderborn a competition? >>>>;-) >>> >>>Much like a Formula 1 race is. It's a competition because of the human element. >>>If Junior/Fritz/whomever wins, I admire the program, but give credit to the >>>programmer. >>> > >The element exists but the programmer is not the one who is playing. > >> >>And does not this same human element exist in any contest in which those >>programs... >>Participate? >>;-) > >Suppose I set up a race with a mechanic racing his race car by remote control >verus another car and its mechanic. You are telling me that that is the same >thing as racing it against just the mechanic? And in the context of a national >championship, that the car was 'champion'? In my view these are not the same >thing at all and yet in both cases the object will be to cover a distance in the >shortest time. Another important differance is that the human driver would definitely win. The feel of the grip of the tires to the road. The exact sound when it is time to shift. The sensation from the inner ear that tells the driver he's entering the corner a bit too fast. With a cyborg car, you will clearly lose ability. With a cyborg chess player you will probably gain. With a purely machine player, it's hard to know. The humans don't particularly want to try. At least most of them don't.
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