Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 10:31:08 07/31/02
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On July 31, 2002 at 13:30:22, Dann Corbit wrote: >On July 31, 2002 at 11:41:23, George Piles wrote: > >> >> >> I believe the Most vocal Critics has Been Silent, It is routine now for >>Programs to Get GM Norms even on relatively Slow machines. One would have to be >>a fool to say computers are Not GM Strength, since the evidence is Overwelming. >>I think it could be said with confidence that the top programs running on 500mhz >>and up are GM strength without doubt. I can't recall one "bad" result of the >>Computers in the last three years playing Humans. For those who claim that >>humans have only to get more experience against the programs and then the >>program results will get worst, i have this too say, "when will this happen" so >>far the computer results have Been consistent. Computers have won "far" more >>games then they have lost over a four year period. (more then enough time for >>humans to learn anti-computer methods}. > >The debate will not be over until the computers have completely overtaken. > >Given enough games, will the GM's start to learn anticomputer strategy? So far, >most of them don't seem to care about it. > >I think that they play at the strength of GM's and they make brilliant moves >like GM's. They achieve results similar to GM's. But I am not ready to concede >equal ability until it is mathematically demonstrated. Allow me to add: I am not arguing that computers are NOT GM ability either. Their true strength may be over 2600 on good hardware.
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