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Subject: Re: Taking a stand and a poll

Author: Jonas Cohonas

Date: 14:36:38 07/06/01

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On July 06, 2001 at 15:12:47, Ian Aston wrote:

>
>>Poll results so far, from my site:
>>
>>Are computers GM strength ? [126 votes total]
>>
>>Yes(88)         70%
>>No(26)          21%
>>Don't know(12)  10%
>>
>>http://www.geocities.com/vainot/BetaChess.html
>>
>>Regards
>>Jonas
>
>I admit that I don't know if computer programs are GM-strength or not, but I
>don't see how a poll can decide the issue one way or the other.
>
>Next they will be deciding the results of football matches by poll rather than
>playing the games.
>
>Best Regards
>
>Ian Aston

This an OPINION poll not a scientifficly correct poll which purpose is to state
a fact, but it indicates that a majority of the people who voted thinks that
computers are GM strenght nothing more nothing less. This tells me that a
majority have the impression that computers are infact capable of competing with
human GM's (this is my impression, not a fact) It was never my intention to
decide if computers are GM's by defenition dpending on the outcome of the
voting, but to get an idea of what people think and respond to such a question.

Regards
Jonas



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