Author: Otello Gnaramori
Date: 14:00:21 07/16/01
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On July 16, 2001 at 16:41:33, Mark Young wrote: >Still confused, I read no matter how fast the hardware was, the experts said the >program would not stand a chance because all programs have the same positional >weaknesses that no amount of processing power can cure, so a prepared human and >no less a strong 2600+ Grandmaster will exploit these holes and make the program >look silly. At least that is what I have read for the experts here at CCC. Ok, Mark. I am reporting the wisest words that I've read from when I subscribed to CCC, they are by Bruce Moreland: "Let's go back some years and make a primitive steam shovel. At the point where it starts to become practical, which is the point where it starts to do the work of a team of men, at about the same speed and expense, there is a brief period of debate about how the machine compares against the man, now, whether the trend will continue, and what will happen when it does. If you fast-forward to now, obviously mechanical shovels can do a very good job more quickly and more cheaply than a team of men. There is no contest anymore. We're in this situation with chess now. The only reason we're having this big debate is that it is close. But the trend is obviously and clearly toward computers surpassing humans. It should be very obvious that it's theoretically possible, since chess is a finite game and it can theoretically be computed clear out to mate. So enjoy the relative proximity of strength now, while it lasts. Soon it will be gone forever bruce"
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