Author: Mark Ryan
Date: 19:19:29 06/14/05
Has this been the wrong metaphor all along? Years ago, Kasparov predicted that the future of chess was in "Advanced Chess" (people playing chess with computer assistance). Now the Freestyle Tournament seems to be confirming this prediction. In the words of Chessbase, " ... we can draw first tentative conclusions. One is that the most powerful chess playing entity on the planet is a GM armed with a computer." http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2453 We are the tool-manufacturing species. We create the tools, and we shape their purpose. In Vancouver, the trains in the SkyTrain system have no drivers, but there is a central control room where human beings monitor everything carefully and react to unforeseen emergencies. The level of human involvement has been reduced, but it is still there; in fact, it has been isolated to a higher level. No matter how strong the chess machines become, will they always be stronger with a GM at the controls? Mark
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