Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 08:46:21 04/25/02
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On April 25, 2002 at 11:37:24, Chris Carson wrote: >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. I can too. :-)
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