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Re:AlphaGo beats Lee Sedol again in match 2 of 5 by crispyambulance on Thursday March 10, 2016 @11:03AM (#11259957)
I see. What one means by "computer" is always a moving target. Deep Blue was a specially prepared supercomputer from 20 years ago. Apparently, today's top chess software running on a half-decent off-the-shelf machine could crush Deep Blue.
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Re:AlphaGo beats Lee Sedol again in match 2 of 5 by lololomg on Thursday March 10, 2016 @04:03PM (#11262283)
A smartphone can crush any human alive at chess.
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