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Subject: Re: Human intelligence vs computers...(or?), a question to Noomen.

Author: José Carlos

Date: 07:27:02 01/10/01

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On January 10, 2001 at 07:46:41, Marc wrote:

>As a Rebel fan I follow the match Rebel-van der Wiel with great interest.
>I was happy to see Rebel win the 4th game.
>I read van der Wiel was surprised by the pawn sac. on b7.
>Now my question is: Who made that sac? Rebel or the Rebel team? Is it fair to
>fight a computer (with typical anti-computer chess) and then be outsmarted by
>human cleverness?
>Or is Rebel playing with a normal opening book which won't be improved during
>the match and isn't specially deviced to beat van der Wiel?
>In short, isn't it hard to determine where human intelligence ends and computer
>'stupidity' begins?

  The human intelligence begins in the good moves the program plays _due to the
good work of its programmer/programming team_ and the computer stupidity fills
the holes human intelligence left.
  Remember the book and the program were made _by the same human team_.

  José C.

>I just get the impression van der Wiel is fighting a lot
>more than just the program. (which possibly is just as it should be.)
>
>I don't know.
>
>Marc.



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