Author: Omid David
Date: 19:28:54 10/03/02
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On October 03, 2002 at 21:13:21, Thorsten Czub wrote: >On October 03, 2002 at 20:33:29, Omid David wrote: > >>Computer chess is a distinguished field in AI research. Most computer chess >>innovations are published in academic journals (e.g., ICCA/ICGA), and a >>significant number of those involved in computer chess programming are academics >>(e.g., Dr. Hyatt). > >I don't think that computerchess has much to do with AI. >there is no AI in a chess program. I agree that computer chess is far closer to algorithms study than to typical AI: "computer chess to AI, is like Grand Prix racing to the car industry" -- Russel and Norvig, Artificial Intelligence Nevertheless, it's definitely considered a field in computer science. >Its only clever programming. And i don't see where there is ANY research >coming to a significant result in computerchess doing AI. > That's not correct. Almost every significant algorithm ever introduced, has been the result of a research usually conducted by an academic and published in a scientific journal. >There have been efforts, but they failed. Today computerchess >is mainly (IMO) different than academic. its a job. or if you don't earn >money, a hobby. > >but science ? > >academic field?? > Even today there are many people around the world working on computer chess as part of their thesis research (as does yours truly). For example the so much talked about MTD(f) algorithm was the result of Aske Plaat's research for his Ph.D.; and don't forget Heinz's contributions to the forward pruning domain... >there is no AI in chess. >or ? > >Or do you know any chess program that is intelligent ? >please name it and its successes against other programs. > > >>Research conducted in computer chess has to follow the scientific guidelines, no >>less than a research conducted in physics. And for these reasons I believe >>Rolf's post was definitely on-topic (though a little different from common posts >>here). > >i don't see what rolfs topic has to do with computerchess, >bob or AI. > >its the usual way of him to start a flame against Bob. >In opposite to Rolf, Bob has done scientific research in computerchess. >And his project is completely OPEN and visible for anybody. > >This is what i would call scientific. > >What Rolf is doing, is IMO gossip. Since when is gossip an academic field >or AI ?
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