Author: stuart taylor
Date: 20:04:57 08/26/00
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On August 26, 2000 at 22:45:16, Bruce Moreland wrote: >On August 26, 2000 at 21:16:06, stuart taylor wrote: > >>If only a massive rating list such as ssdf can clearly indicate the relative >>strengths of chess programs, so what is the point of championships of a few >>games? >> Perhaps these championships and computer tournaments should have a clear >>porpose and function other than sample exhibition, if people say the results in >>themselves, mean nothing. >>S.Taylor > >Why do you guys insist that the championship have some sort of deeper >significance? It's not a math exercise, it is a competition. > >bruce That sounds quite profound! One of several differences between human and machine competition is that humans know when they are competing, and act accordingly. Then it much less a question of maths. With machines, the results are basically predetermined, it just has to be actualized. To be viewed. S.Taylor
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