06-12-2006, 06:11 | #1 |
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This is the end
Alas, every good thing has to come to an end.
When Kasparov lost to Deep Blue, there was still hope just because it were a super machine with a super program. Now, Fritz 9 had beaten Kramnik in a match 4:2 and mankind lost its battle against AI. The Terminator time is coming! For details see: http://www.rag.de/microsite_chess_com/
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06-12-2006, 08:55 | #2 |
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Hopefully Schwarzenegger knows how to play chess too then...
If I understood correctly, Fritz 9 is actually a far more advanced chess program than Deep Blue was, isn't it? And that the worrying news should be that contrary to Kasparov, Kramnik had the opportunity to study and prepare on his opponent, but he actually seems to have done really well except for one blackout moment, costing him a game and thus, since needing to force a win, the match.
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06-12-2006, 10:05 | #3 |
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Then switch to Bridge. The (Dutch) worldchampion Computer-bridge; Jack, is strong, but not on human level yet.
http://www.jackbridge.nl/eindex.htm And since in bridge there are always unknown elements in the form of cards you don't see I think there'll always be room to have moves that are not the mathematically best moves, but can win. Computers are not known to do those moves.
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06-12-2006, 10:23 | #4 |
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Yep, I suppose AIs excell in chess for a large part because it doesn't involve luck, only skill.
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06-12-2006, 10:46 | #5 |
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The Terminator time is coming!
With bridge it is just a matter of time the programmers and good players want to invest into a good piece of software. Besides, it is not that popular compared to chess.
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06-12-2006, 13:25 | #7 |
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That blunder Kramnik did last week is pretty stupid... Without that, it could have been 3.5-2.5 or even 3-3. But don't be scared, akots. Ukelele has been busted for a long time, and people still play the game. Just like Backgammon, which was entirely busted recently.
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Even the best Go programs are barely above beginner standard btw.
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08-12-2006, 07:50 | #9 |
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On a sidenote, there is another sad news. The famous international grandmaster David Bronshtein died at the age of 82.
Details, a short biography, and a nice video featuring Yasser Seirawan can be found here: http://www.chessbase.com/newsroom2.asp?id=3525
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Fuck, sorry col, I somehow misclicked and edited your post. If some of the admins make this un-happen please.
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