Author: Jay Urbanski
Date: 23:06:55 08/08/03
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On August 09, 2003 at 01:53:01, Uri Blass wrote: >>> >>I think the best chance is to introduce a "Blunder Factor". The biggest >>advantage the computers have (IMHO) is that they never blunder. Humans always >>run the risk that they will miss something, and lose the game as a result. >>Computers (at least within their horizon) don't have this problem. This is why >>Kasparov said he accepted a draw in the last game against Deep Junior - he was >>afraid he'd blunder again and lose the match. > >I do not believe kasparov. >I believe that he wanted a draw because he thought that a draw is better than a >win for him. How would a draw be better than a win for him? >>Against a human opponent if you blunder, there's always the chance that your >>opponent will return the favor - especially if there is a chance for >>counterplay. The computer will just eat you alive. So... I propose a Blunder >>Factor.. a small chance of error on every move. It would certainly make for >>more inreresting games against humans. I'd love to see some of these monsters >>fight back from a stupid mistake. >> >>Don't ask me how to implement this.. just thinking out loud... > >In that case I see no competition. I don't see why a slight chance for error = no competition. >The question as I understood it was how to continue the competition between >humans and machines. > >If the programmers do not compete then I do not see the point of it unless the >target is to have better estimate of rating for humans so we can have computers >with fixed rating. I didn't say don't compete. I just maintain that battling a machine that is known to have a possibility of error would be more attractive to most humans than one that never falters. I don't propose crippling programs - the chance of a grandmaster blundering is pretty small, but it exists. And I certainly don't think a blunder factor need be included in computer-computer matches. >Today if all humans improve by 200 elo the rating is not going to change. >Adding machines with fixed rating can change it. > >Uri Not sure I follow you.
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