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Subject: Re: first step in defining if a program is Gm level

Author: Mark Young

Date: 00:24:14 07/02/01

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On July 01, 2001 at 18:14:48, Otello Gnaramori wrote:

>On July 01, 2001 at 17:59:09, Mark Young wrote:
>
>>On July 01, 2001 at 17:20:18, Hristo wrote:
>>
>>>Mind, you, I'm not challenging the fact that COMPS are very (VERY) strong
>>>... just, what is the meaning of all of this for me?! A simple human?!
>>>For the most part, as a human, I can not gain anything from the fact that
>>>COMP are over 2600. Simple as that. It doesn't matter ...
>>>does the "neutrino" have mass? Who, the hell, cares!
>>>
>
>Hi Mark,
>I think that the pure fact that programs running on normal personal computers
>are nowadays achieving this amazing results is a big milestone for artificial
>intelligence, thanks to the powerful hardware advancements but mainly thanks to
>the sophisticated algorithms of searching of the best move and the expertise
>injected in the eval functions.
>This is a big achievement in A.I. and can't be simply ignored.
>I care about it and if Mr. Hristo doesn't care I don't care.

I don't think anykind of chess program no matter how well it plays is a big
achievement in A.I. Chess is 100% tactical, and one big finite tree. What is
amazing is how well humans can play the game, not computers. Chess, Checkers, is
simple. Go is harder, but just a bigger Tree.

For me the Real A. I. test for computers is not any of those games.

Poker is a true test for computer A. I. in terms of games. IMO.



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