Author: emerson tan
Date: 09:41:16 10/16/02
The reason why hsu has taken a lot of crap is because there were still alot of questions he did not answer, or his answer is not as convincing as Deep Blue proving it. People will praise him if Deep Blue plays again and beat Kasparov and Kramnik under conditions that is fair to humans. Deep Blue has to beat all leading programs also. If its easy for Deep Blue to beat them all, then why doesnt it play them all. Beating them all will give more marketing value for IBM. Avoiding a match will always give doubt. Hsu is a scientist, he should know that a 6 game match with an out of form kasparov due to lack of information and fear of the unknown does not constitute a domination of deep Blue. Its just like they get a chance of 1 up and quickly leave. I think Hsu is still interested in computer chess or he will not be talking about it. Anybody who has a dream in life need money to achieve it faster.Hsu is no exception. I think he is also interested in making money. Ibm should let deep blue play to answer the questions. But then , maybe Ibm is afraid that there's some program out there that can beat Deep Blue because in computer chess, if a beat b, and b beat c, it doesnt mean a can beat c. It would cause embarrasment. A lot of people are alredy saying that IBM was embarras when Fritz beat Deep Blue in 1995. Deep Blue never competed again because the championship is a short tournament and the role of chance is big especially if you have a hole in your opening books. The kasparov Ibm match is also short so the role of chance is also bigger. Now Hsu is denying that Fritz beat Deep Blue in 1995. The official entry reads deep blue and it was hsus team who entered it, so doubts about hsus statements comes to mind again.Like I said, some of the craps hsu receive are the result of him. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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