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Subject: Re: A new Idea to promote computer chess in human events

Author: George Tsavdaris

Date: 10:49:30 08/08/03

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On August 08, 2003 at 12:51:34, Mathieu Pagé wrote:

>On August 08, 2003 at 11:52:37, ERIQ wrote:
>
>>How about making the comps play on 486's w/32 mb ram and no endgame tablebases.
>>I then think the GM's wouldn't fear them so. But for that the comps, should be
>>granted fide ratings and titles :)
>>
>>btw: under such conditions I still think chess genius 3 or chesstiger would
>>make IM!
>
>Why should we try to handicap computers ?
>
>If they become so stronger that we can no longer beat them, we just have to stop
>competing against them.
>
>Do we have handicaped car in human's foot races ?

It's not the same. Even rabbits can run faster than us. Humans always
had a big idea about their super-brain and to be defeated in this area by
machines, it's impossible to accept it. Although these machines were created by
humans.

>
>IMHO the only choice we have is to accept the fact that our machines are better
>than us.

No. We created chess-playing machines, but machines can't create humans.
Until that moment we are simply superior.



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