Author: Albert Silver
Date: 07:05:14 06/27/01
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On June 27, 2001 at 08:46:04, Larry Proffer wrote:
>On June 27, 2001 at 07:54:21, Tony Werten wrote:
>
>>On June 27, 2001 at 00:33:26, derrick gatewood wrote:
>>
>>>ok, I made some general statements about AI and chess and how they have been
>>>closely related... this is the response I get back. I was wondering what you
>>>guys think about this. If you can rip its reasoning apart, please do. I would
>>>like a little support when I do it =)
>>>
>>>
>>>"Umm.. Lets see. Chess programs and AI.
>>>
>>>Of course what follows is an Opinion, but here goes anway..
>>>
>>>What exactly *is* intellegence?
>>
>>Wrong entry. The subject was chessprograms and articficial intelligence not
>>chessprograms and intelligence.
>>
>>Can't look it up now but I'm quite sure AI means something like the abbillity to
>>mimic human though or beheavior.
>>
>>Tony
>>
>
>Pretty much so.
>
>AI research is directed towards building a machine that can think and towards
>improving our understanding of intelligence.
>
>The ultimate achievement in this field would be to construct a machine that can
>mimic or exceed human mental capabilities, including reasoning, understanding,
>imagination, recognition, creativity and emotions.
>
>Computer chess machines and other number-crunching devices are a very long way
>from such an achievement and are unlikely even on the right path - whatever that
>is.
>
>It also seems extremely unlikely that the sort of people engaged in computer
>chess either now or in the past (and most have left) have any of the above
>qualities (imagination, understanding, creativity, emotions, at the least) in
>sufficient amount to be able to design a machine that has.
I don't think you should be so hard on yourself.
>
>So you can forget about AI coming from a forum like this, or any computer chess
>forum. Playing with toys and random muses on Startrek does not Artificial
>Intelligence make.
Star Trek? I don't think you should be so hard on Thorsten either.
Albert
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