Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 00:30:37 06/13/00
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On June 13, 2000 at 02:14:24, Mogens Larsen wrote: >On June 13, 2000 at 00:05:26, Dann Corbit wrote: >>Since we are interested in fairness, I subit the following: >> >>0. The human players cannot use any opening they have memorized. After, that >>is unfair use of stored knowledge. If someone is allowed to use a known >>opening, it will be only under the conditions that they have never played a game >>of chess or read a chess book -- but only been given a sheet of paper holding >>the rules of the game. Of course, after reading it, it must be set aside (no >>cheating). >> >>1. The human can only think for 1e9/1e21 = one trillionth as long, since the >>human brain can perform 1e21 computations per second [Morozevitch's book on AI] >>while a good computer can barely muster one billion calculations per second. > >It seems like you're missing the point slightly. Noone said that human players >and computer programs should abide by the exact same restrictions. That would >not be possible since the approach to the game is very different. The >restrictions you mention aren't necessary, since computers have similar >advantages on other areas, which maintains the balance. There's a difference >between learning by doing and copying without thinking. I leave who's doing what >as an exercise :o). I don't think I am missing the point. People think that computers have an unfair advantage, so they want to cripple them. I disagree adamantly. It is humans who have the unfair advantage. Just because they don't apply it properly is not the computer's fault. Humans have opening books. Does anyone have to sit and think to decide that 1. e4 or 1. d4 is better than 1. f4 or 1. h4? No thought is required because we have memorized the openings. Some very good players have memorized very deeply. Their "opening book" is probably as large or larger than any computer opening book. I think crippling the programs to play them is just surrender in another format. Now, if someone wants to surrender, I don't mind. But I (personally) happen to feel that the programs should be played at their best. And if they beat us bloody, then that's what happens.
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