Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 18:35:55 03/26/99
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On March 26, 1999 at 21:10:14, odell hall wrote: >Hi CCC > This may an incredibly naive question, I'm going to ask any way, my curiosity >has gotten the best of me. I think one of the weakness of computers is that >they tend to play the board instead of the Person. Many games I have managed to >draw strong computers because they had taken no risk, whereas a human of equal >strength knowing that they were not playing a strong master might make slightly >inferior moves, with the knowledge that the weaker player will make inaccurcies. > My question is, is it possible to create a program which would prompt a person >at the beginning of the game to enter an appromiate rating? Once that rating is >entered the computer would then play in a style that is still very solid, but >will also play with some degree of risk? Or is this just a crazy fantasy? Would >not the computer be mimicking the play of humans, who adjust their play >according to the opponent? Programs have that now. It's generally called a "contempt factor" and comes into play both during the move selection and when requesting a draw or resignation.
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