Author: Chris Carson
Date: 08:37:24 04/25/02
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On April 25, 2002 at 10:45:06, Roy Eassa wrote: >On April 25, 2002 at 10:27:19, Chris Carson wrote: > >>On April 25, 2002 at 10:16:13, Roy Eassa wrote: >> >>>I also refuse to believe for one moment that you would have been one of those >>>people who said that man could NEVER build heavier-than-air devices that can fly >>>just because they hadn't yet at some point in the past, or that organ >>>transplants would NEVER be possible because they hadn't yet been performed >>>successfully at some point in the past. >> >>Ofcourse people can adapt and create new developments. Comercial programs that >>play like strong GM's is another example. > > >I'm definitely looking forward to the day when such things exist! We will will >recognize that day because non-GMs like Eduard Nemeth and Kurt Utzinger (and >many others) will no longer able to score frequent draws and even wins against >the programs. The computers will beat all non-IMs/GMs nearly 100% of the time, >just as real GMs do today. > >Today, of course, there are numerous people who are not IMs or GMs but can draw >and even win against the programs WAY out of proportion to what would be the >case if the programs were truly strong GMs (not to mention the innumerable >positions in which the computers play clearly weaker than a 2200 player). As >knowledge of the techniques of those people spreads to more people and >especially to IMs and GMs, the preliminary "ratings" of the programs will >reflect the wising-up of their human opponents. Ofcourse we disagree about the strength of the programs. I can live with that.
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