Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 20:58:10 04/23/98
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On April 23, 1998 at 19:22:59, Stuart Cracraft wrote: >Also,I believe Deep Blue was allowed to change >its settings before each game (or was it each move), presumably >programmed in by the programmers to confuse GK. Was this >reprogrammability built-in and automatic between games or was it >done by the programmers between games. What is the concensus of >people on this group about doing such a thing? Certainly if it's >programmable, it's fair game. But shouldn't it be limited to only >permitted if completely automatic and done by the program free of the >programmers? I'm surprised this is at all controversial. Since the dawn of computer chess, the competitive domain has been the individual game. Once the game starts, the computer is on its own. Before the game, and after the game, the programmers can open the hood and beat on things. You've got to draw the line somewhere, unless you expect the thing to raise itself out of the primordial muck, build itself into something coherent, become conscious, teach itself how to play chess, make itself some breakfast, and drive itself to the tournament hall. Even Kasparov probably missed or received assistance for at least a few of these steps. The single-game domain is considered interesting enough, although it's certainly possible to go further if necessary. bruce
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