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Subject: Re: Bushinksy says No GM will be able to win against a comp in 8 game match!

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 11:50:36 04/20/00

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On April 20, 2000 at 05:29:00, Mogens Larsen wrote:

>On April 19, 2000 at 23:19:22, Drazen Marovic wrote:
>
>> In around 3 years Bushinsky hypothesizes no human can win in an 8 game match.
>>Well If deep blue is rebuilt and upgraded then yes, oterwise no IMHO.  PC comps
>>will be between 2500 and 2680 for the next 8 years IMHO.
>
>Strange paragraph. Hypothetically, no human cannot defeat a chess program in 3
>years time, unless Deep Blue is rebuilt. I should have said yes to that extended
>english course.
>
>>"Shay Bushinsky answers
>>
>>
>>The term unbeatable is a very tough word indeed. I cannot say that a computer
>>will ever be unbeatable in any given game in the near future, but I do see a
>>time - maybe in about three years from now, when a computer will always prevail
>>in an 8 game match against the strongest human "
>
>Another statement unsupported by proof.

One read of the question and answer makes it quite clear that he is expressing
an opinion.  It is ridiculous to expect proof when it is clear that he is
hypothesizing about the future.

Dave



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