Author: Komputer Korner
Date: 07:07:07 08/06/98
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On August 05, 1998 at 15:56:34, Jeff Anderson wrote: > >>The >>people that should fear this is the professional GM. Already the ones in 11th >>-50th spot have a hard time making a living. The tournament invites are drying >>up. > >Even if computer programs ever reach a state where they always beat a GM, there >will still be big sponsorships with big money, because people like to see >people. If a robot were invented that could kick everyones ass at boxing, do >you think this would put every boxer out of business? Do you think that people >would pay to see the robot fight other robots? Of course not. The element of >the human spirit and competition would be missing. > > > >>When computer programs become the best, why should a tournament organizer >>organize a human tournament when he doesn't get spectators anyway? He might as >>well invite computer programs. > >This is insane. Chess is more than the best moves, it is the drama and >emotions. > > >>In the future the GM's will be reduced to >>teaching chess, but this won't happen overnight however, because the programs >>have a long way to go to overcome the advantage of opening preparation that the >>Super GM's have. >>Komputer Korner > >This will never happen. The GM will never become obsolete. > >Jeff How many live chess matches have you been to? You could take the attendance receipts from all the top OTB human chess tournaments around the world each year and you might have enough for the rental of a large sized hall. Maybe this is an exaggeration but not by much. Kasparov-Deep Blue matche excepted. There are so few spectators at most chess tournaments that almost all of them never charge admittance. You can't capture the emotion if you don't go. And of course videos of chess don't exactly make the evening news. -- Komputer Korner
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