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Subject: Re: Computer - WorldChampion: which result would satisfy everybody here?

Author: Russell Reagan

Date: 06:12:50 10/24/02

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On October 24, 2002 at 08:05:41, Jouni Uski wrote:

>I mean which result would be DEFINITE/FINAL/LAST etc. indicator, that computer
>is better than best human in chess.
>10-0? 20-0? 40-0? And may be human mated in under 30 moves in each game? Should
>be quite clear then for most, if not for all.
>
>Jouni

Why do you ask? No human world champion calibre player has ever lost 10-0, or
even come close to losing 10-0, much less 20-0 or 40-0, so what's the point of
even asking?

Even if a top human lost 40-0 to a computer, it doesn't mean anything at all.
Maybe the person was sick. Maybe the programmers spiked his water. Who knows.
One result doesn't mean anything. If the computers could beat EVERY human 40-0
ALL of the time, THAT would mean something. Until something happens consistently
to everyone, nothing will be for certain. The only thing that is consistent
right now is that top PC programs and top human players are roughly even.

Russell



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