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Subject: Re: Which is the most "human" chess program?

Author: Francisco J. Pájaro Rives

Date: 04:24:31 07/10/02

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On July 09, 2002 at 16:51:25, Vine Smith wrote:

>On July 09, 2002 at 11:48:32, Francisco J. Pájaro Rives wrote:
>
>>I mean which of all that powerfull engines is the one that play like a human?
>>Thanks.
>
>This almost qualifies as a Zen koan (such as "What is the sound of one hand
>clapping?). Or you might as well ask, "Which automobile is most human?".
>Various claims have been made for various programs, but I do not see how any of
>them can be valid, since no current programs attempt to mimic human thought
>processes, especially pattern-matching and goal-directed behavior. How can any
>program guided by centipawn evaluations claim to be "human"? This is not meant
>to disparage the programs, which have advanced to such a point as to call into
>question whether human thought processes are necessarily best, at least for
>purposes of playing chess.
>
>Regards,
>Vine Smith

Yeah, I supose it´s an stupid question. ;-) I´m bored and I don´t know what to
think. |o|



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