Author: Pete R.
Date: 16:49:41 03/14/01
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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. Well, you can argue all you like, I do not believe chess programs display any intelligence whatsoever. If I write a program that adds two numbers, is it intelligent because I didn't give it specific examples like 7+13, yet it can still add them? Of course not. Neither is there anything special about the way a chess program handles a position it has never seen before. It is in essence computing a mathematical formula. I think Stephan Hawking was asked about the significance of the Kasparov - Deep Blue matches, and opined that anything that can be simply described in rules such as chess, will ultimately be the province of computers. Something that requires imagination, forget it. Bad paraphrasing. ;)
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