Why man vs. machine is so important to us is a little baffling. While it might be nice for our egos, what does this really do for the game of chess? Does the challenge make people better chess players? Maybe. Should we consider this any more interesting than a normal game between grandmasters?
The Terminator mentality somewhat bothers me, that we feel so insecure about ourselves that we have to congratulate people when they can do something better than a tool can!
(Personally I root for the block of silicon;-)
I really hope slashdotters go out of their way to use this software, because I know the people working on it and they are great, and due to the complexity of the problem, it works best when there's insane amounts of people running it.
The best part is that you don't have to do anything, just run your favorite programs to help out the study.
And as for extending this to other architectures and stuff like that, you have to realize this is just a bunch of researchers who are starting to work on this issue, and that things like that will come to pass down the line. If you're really interested in the methodology, check out the site for everything you could possibly want to know on it!
chess is a finite problem, and although it's a very large finite problem, it's one that some day can be solved. I don't know why people care all that much about computers being able to beat humans, maybe they will just have to start playing each other. I'm only going to be worried when computers start writing more interesting stories than the top writers
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different.
Why man vs. machine is so important to us is a little baffling. While it might be nice for our egos, what does this really do for the game of chess? Does the challenge make people better chess players? Maybe. Should we consider this any more interesting than a normal game between grandmasters? The Terminator mentality somewhat bothers me, that we feel so insecure about ourselves that we have to congratulate people when they can do something better than a tool can! (Personally I root for the block of silicon ;-)
toast! if you actually listen to the QA session, they promise to allow your computer to make perfect toast.
or Novell's market share in Europe would go down the shitter. literally. literally! that's incredible
Damn straight! All that "old science" sucks, let's just come to accept that math and physics is for people with too much time on their hands!!!
I really hope slashdotters go out of their way to use this software, because I know the people working on it and they are great, and due to the complexity of the problem, it works best when there's insane amounts of people running it. The best part is that you don't have to do anything, just run your favorite programs to help out the study. And as for extending this to other architectures and stuff like that, you have to realize this is just a bunch of researchers who are starting to work on this issue, and that things like that will come to pass down the line. If you're really interested in the methodology, check out the site for everything you could possibly want to know on it!
chess is a finite problem, and although it's a very large finite problem, it's one that some day can be solved. I don't know why people care all that much about computers being able to beat humans, maybe they will just have to start playing each other. I'm only going to be worried when computers start writing more interesting stories than the top writers
Google's all about doing your own code, but having people around you all the time pushing each other. Plus the food's great there!