Author: Tom Kerrigan
Date: 09:29:04 01/22/00
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On January 22, 2000 at 06:03:19, blass uri wrote: >He does not have to do it because he does not have to produce the best program >at tournament time control. In fact, he doesn't have to produce the best program at all. How many millions of people would buy a Deep Blue program for their PCs, regardless of strength?? I sure would. Besides, there is every indication that a Deep Blue program can run at a reasonable nodes/second rate on a PC. If its evaluation function is really everything it's cracked up to be, then it should be the best PC program ever. I think the only reasonable explanation is that the DB eval function simply isn't that great. What would happen if FHH released this DB program and it consistently got whomped by MChess, even though they search similar NPS? His reputation in the computer chess world would take a serious dive. I've heard the story that DB's mobility was turned up WAY too high in one game and it still won. This is supposed to be a testament to how terrific DB is, but if you think about it, how embarrassing is a mistake like that??? Considering how much this match was worth, the DB team should have been running and tuning software simulations of the chips for months. Verifying that the chips were working correctly should have been simple, even if they were weeks late. Tuning should not have been an issue at all. With a mistake like the one they made, it really sounds like they were flying by the seat of their pants... =/ -Tom
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