Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 14:20:13 07/26/99
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On July 26, 1999 at 13:49:31, Mark Schreiber wrote: >I have a question that I have not seen in the opinion poll. Now that the Fide >world champion Karpov has drawn 1 game with Shredder at slow time controls, >should computers be allowed to play in the qualifying matches for the world >championship? Even if a computer did not become world champion, It would be >interesting to see how far a computer would go. We might also ask if automobiles should participate in track and field events. ;-) Actually, I think the biggest problems are which programs, run by who on what equipment and for what prizes. Let's suppose, for instance, that Hsu's chip becomes a reality. It would probably have an ELO well over 2500. Now, let's further suppose that 10,000 people enter the championship with these boards. How many human players will be attracted to that contest? Do you see any kind of a problem here? For the vast majority of people, computers already outstrip them. Anybody can buy one of the current top programs for around $100. What sense does it make to allow these programs to compete for the FIDE/USCS/<other human> championship? They already have WCCC and WMCCC for contests against machines and internet servers for daily play.
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