Author: Gordon Rattray
Date: 10:18:07 01/22/03
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On January 22, 2003 at 13:03:54, Matthew Hull wrote: [snip] >The machine has it's advantages, the man has his. How is that lame? It is the >nature of man/machine contest. The machine can play perfect endgames, but is a >moron in closed positions. The human is brilliant in closed positions, but >plays imperfect endgames. > >Is it not wrong to cripple one side's advantages? Well said. I agree entirely. It's either a "man versus machine" match or it's not. And if it's the former, why do people get upset at a machine being a machine and a human being a human?! I'd like to think the contest is a comparison of strengths and weaknesses, but not if the machine's strengths are being taken away from it. Gordon > >Regards, >Matt [snip]
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