Author: Keith Ian Price
Date: 22:47:59 09/17/98
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On September 17, 1998 at 23:51:06, James B. Shearer wrote: > This has nothing to do with deliberate cheating. Experience has shown it >is essentially impossible for humans to make unbiased subjective observations >when they have an emotional stake in the outcome. This is why double blind >experiments were invented. For this reason it is reasonable to discount the >results of mclane's tournament. > James B. Shearer I think that whether a program has won or lost is objective, and does not reflect the emotional makeup of the operator, unless deliberate setup deficiencies are created. (subconsciously, are you suggesting?) However, I think it is reasonable to not attach much value to the result of any single tournament. So for different reasons, I reach the same conclusion. kp
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