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Subject: Re: Its TIME to put GM V Computers to rest after October

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 11:58:24 08/07/02

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On August 07, 2002 at 14:50:10, Rex wrote:

>We find the two best GM's in the world verses the top Chess Programs on the
>market.  This should and will be the FINAL result in determining who is
>stronger, Computers or Humans.  If the match ends equally, the win goes towards
>the computer, in my mind.  These two GM's should_go_for_the_kill and NOTHING
>less.....

You think one match will answer that question?  If anything, it will exacerbate
the debate, regardless of outcome.  Did you know that a champion (like the
Lakers in US Basketball or the Diamondbacks in US Baseball) is not proven better
than their opponent?  They are only proven to be the current champion.  Nothing
more, nothing less.  Indeed, it is often that the winning team does not have the
best record in their sport.

>I only hope the GM's win.  This will give HOPE for the Chess
>programers/computers to work towards in the future.  IF the computer wins...Its
>over!!

Who wins or who loses is practically irrelevant.  It's just entertainment, after
all.  If GM's beat machines, it's a temporary victory anyway.  The march of
machine superiority is unstoppable.  We are at the "Paul Bunyan/John Henry"
stage right now, to be sure.  But nobody cuts more trees with an axe or drives
more steel with a hammer any more.  The same will be true (before long) for
computer chess verses human chess.



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