Author: Rolf Tueschen
Date: 14:49:22 06/03/02
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On June 02, 2002 at 20:02:36, Robert Henry Durrett wrote: >On June 02, 2002 at 17:49:29, Rolf Tueschen wrote: > >>On June 02, 2002 at 17:34:10, Robert Henry Durrett wrote: > ><snip> > >>>So, that leaves the issue of appropriateness and wisdom of letting DF use a >>>Megabase database during the game. >>> >>>After all, this is not supposed to be an “Advanced Chess” match. Is it? >>> >>>Bob D. >> >>Of course it is, but only for the machine's side! ;-) > >Well, debate of morality would, I suspect, be utterly fruitless. So, we don't >need to get off on that wild tangent. However, since we are all human, I guess >we all should want Kramnik to have a "fighting chance." Otherwise humans might >get "a bad name" out of this match. [Imagine: "The Demise of Humanity," a best >seller written by Deeeep Fritz Jr., sometime in the distant future.] > >> >>That's why I wanted to inspire a change in traditional computerchess. > >Well, it would take more than an "Act of the United Nations General Assembly" to >do that! Maybe if you could get all of the top 100 GMs to sign a "declaration" >to that effect, maybe something might happen. But probably not. >:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) > >ON A MORE SERIOUS NOTE: What do we want our chess computers to do for us? >Really? If we can get what we want, then all other issues may be irrelevant. We should strictly differentiate between the tool computerprogram and the machine for competition against humans. Rolf Tueschen >Bob D. >> >>Rolf Tueschen
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