[computer-go] Can a computer beat a human?

[alain Baeckeroot]

Le mercredi 24 janvier 2007 22:34, Don Dailey a écrit :
> On Wed, 2007-01-24 at 21:11 +0100, alain Baeckeroot wrote:
> > With 10^170 legal position for 19x19 what would be the size of this
> > table ?
> > I m afraid we cannot build it with all the matter in visible
> > universe. 
> 
> I think the computer science greats should have consulted you before 
> writing their textbooks 
Hmm didn't you notice the question mark ?
I thought this list was to exchange ideas and point of vue. My remark
is not so stupid that i have to endure your irony.

AFAIK this is not a philosophical list about god power, so considering
physical limits is not out of topic. Imho go programming is difficult
and thus an interesting problem _because of_ these physical limitation
due to the world we live in.

Regards.
Alain


> - I just looked at this crazy thing called a 
> "turing machine" in one of my textbooks.   
> 
> A universal turing machine supposedly has an infinite tape attached to
> it.   Maybe they are smart about  computers, but they don't know
> anything
> about physics.   I think all these textbooks need to be thrown out
> because they are obviously of no practical value.
> 
> - Don
> 
> 
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