Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 07:05:44 10/17/99
Go up one level in this thread
On October 17, 1999 at 01:44:11, odell hall wrote: > > I don't think Kasparov was selling anything, first of all he was giving a >lecture about computer chess and spoke matter of factly, if he was trying to >sell something I think he would have long ago came out more blatantly. However >this was his first public statement that I know of, on the strength of micros.t >Basically what your saying is these people are lying. basically I said he is exaggerating. A lie is a totally false statement. Obvious computer programs are very strong. Just not as strong as he is stating. He probably has lots of reasons to make such a statement, from losing to DB, to having trouble in fast games in public. Etc. >I wonder how you would >react if someone said the same of you! As far as Dlugy and the rest, they have >as much motivation to say computers are not grandmasters as Kasparov does to say >they are. How so? Dlugy is getting drubbed by computers on ICC. If he exaggerates downward, he only makes himself look worse, which I doubt he would do. > Grandmaster Lev Albert said Deepblue was only "2500" do you believe >that he is right? Sure... and then that puts the micros at a more realistic 2100 rating. That makes perfect sense. > When people are threatened they will say all kinds of things. > When a grandmaster makes a statement that supports your view then he is >knowledgeable, but when one says somethings to support the Computer-GM view than >he is selling something or has somekind of Shady interest. > Maybe, maybe not. But I tend to believe the many, rather than the 'few'. Particularly when the 'few' have direct ties to a company that sells chess computers. Because suddenly you have to take their statements in light of a direct commercial connection, rather than assuming they are completely independent in their opinions. Nothing more, nothing less. >> >>CM4000 isn't a "raggedy program". So your point would be? You didn't respond to the above statement. Why?
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.