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Subject: Re: Computer Chess Programs & Intelligence

Author: Vincent Vega

Date: 23:59:47 03/13/01

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On March 13, 2001 at 19:06:27, HECTOR MUNOZ wrote:

>There are some who might argue  that a computer chess program  is not a
>demonstration of intelligence  in particular, a program which uses Shannon's
>Type A  Approach. I need to present a solid argument that such a program
>does involve intelligence.

If you weren't confined to just arguing for brute-force programs, you could try
making an argument that the intelligence of a chess program might be
demonstrated using chess-specific Turing test.  Non-experts surely would have
trouble realizing that they're playing a computer program, not a human player,
if the program were made specifically to fool them.

If you also need to argue that a simple brute-force program is a demonstration
of intelligence, you could try an argument from authority (Kasparov!), argument
from ignorance, attacking the opponent's character, circular reasoning, or just
faking illness ;-)



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