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Subject: Re: A great idea, but...

Author: Fernando Villegas

Date: 17:39:44 11/18/00

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On November 18, 2000 at 20:19:12, Will Singleton wrote:

>On November 18, 2000 at 19:05:56, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>>On November 18, 2000 at 14:03:31, Ed Schröder wrote:
>>
>>>On November 18, 2000 at 12:50:40, Hermano Ecuadoriano wrote:
>>>
>>>>On November 18, 2000 at 12:33:37, Ed Schröder wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On November 18, 2000 at 08:40:36, Arshad Syed wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Fritz and Junior completely anhilated their opponents in the KC human-machine
>>>>>>challenge. Junior played some remarkable human-esque chess in a couple of its
>>>>>>games. One of them was a gem, where DJ disregards pawn material and instead
>>>>>>launches a ferocious attack on the kingside. The only other computer game that
>>>>>>was so human-like was the Hiarcs-Deen Hergott match which involved a
>>>>>>Queen/Knight sacrifice by the computer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>All this and hardly any mention in this NG, except for a handful of
>>>>>>congratulatory messages. I mean I have seen much longer and more animated
>>>>>>discussions for lesser quality comp-human games on the ICC, with moves being
>>>>>>discussed in microscopic detail.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>...and finally, there was this thread on the US electoral system which possibly
>>>>>>was the longest and most elaborately discussed in recent weeks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Regards,
>>>>>>Arshad
>>>>>
>>>>>I have wondered myself too.
>>>>>
>>>>>In a mailing I have announced a 6-game match against computer killer
>>>>>GM v/d Wiel and got about zero response. What to do? Cancel it?
>>>>>
>>>>>Ed
>>>>
>>>>Your Rebels are partly responsible for this!
>>>>Everyone remembers Rebel 10-Anand!
>>>>Thanks for the games against strong humans.
>>>>
>>>>Here is an idea:
>>>>Hold the match "live" at some slow time control.
>>>>Do not tell the viewers which is the computer.
>>>>Conduct a live, running poll, asking which is which.
>>>>Reveal the answer after the game.
>>>>
>>>>This would be like a Turing test, and it might be feasable now.
>>>>I think those whose programs are said to be human-like, should
>>>>risk it! It would be interesting!
>>>
>>>Very nice idea indeed!
>>>
>>>Ed
>>
>>
>>
>>Yes, yes, a thousand times YES!
>>
>>Let's see if people are able to guess who is human, who is program!
>>
>>
>>
>>    Christophe
>
>Wouldn't work.  Immediate moves from pondering would give it away.  Perhaps you
>could disable pondering, or at least not move immediately?
>
>Will

Disable? It is enough to deliver the moves above a minimal time, say, two
minutes, even if the program answered in no time.
Fernando



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