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Subject: Re: Where do the Programmers of this forum stand on the computer GM question

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 12:27:14 09/01/99

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On September 01, 1999 at 14:41:24, odell hall wrote:

>On September 01, 1999 at 14:22:53, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>"Where experts stand" is nearly meaningless without data to back it up.
>>An expert guess is probably more likely to be correct than an ameteur guess, but
>>both can be completely wrong.
>>
>>With enough data we can answer the question.  Without data, the question does
>>not have a meaningful answer.
>
> Your correct ofcourse, but nevertheless it is still interesting for me to know,
>the programmers can influence public opinion on the issue, because many people
>assume the programmers have more knowledge on the subject, for this reason the
>question is important to me.


What is the point about 'influencing public opinion on the issue"???  This isn't
an 'opinion issue'...  it is an actual computer vs human GM chess game series.
Opinion doesn't matter.  Who wins does...



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