Author: James B. Shearer
Date: 12:38:44 11/10/98
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On November 10, 1998 at 13:07:36, Bruce Moreland wrote:
>This is part of the advantage that programs have. If a GM is playing a human,
>and the human does something unspeakably dumb, from that point on they
>understand you and will never fear you again, and for good reason. You've shown
>what is inside you, and it's not enough to beat them, and it won't be enough
>tomorrow either.
>
>When a computer does something unspeakably dumb, it doesn't have to mean
>anything, which not only means that it might play way better in the next game,
>it might play way better on the next move. Humans don't have a good feel for
>this, so doing something dumb is kind of like a gambit. Your compensation is
>that they'll hold you in contempt even after they resign.
I don't agree with this at all. Humans are just (if not more) as capable
as computers at playing badly one day and well the next day. Numerous human
grandmasters have been forced to resign games to other humans they consider
(often with good reason) vastly inferior. Maybe a real computer advantage is
that they don't get overconfident (or depressed).
James B. Shearer
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