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Re:What is Mittens? A chess nightmare behind an innocent kit... by shric on Monday January 09, 2023 @08:14PM (#34318973)
I'm not sure what the hype is about. It's another chess bot that's not as good as the best. There are so many of these already. Is it because it has a cute name and avatar?
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Re:What is Mittens? A chess nightmare behind an innocent kit... by hayksaakian on Monday January 09, 2023 @08:20PM (#34319028)
Yes, someone realized that marketing still works on everyone, and decided to put some legwork into promoting their chess bot.

I'm surprised it took so long too.

I would have expected to see AI versions of well known grandmasters and other notable figures to drive users to these chess sites.

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Re:What is Mittens? A chess nightmare behind an innocent kit... by zecaurubu on Monday January 09, 2023 @08:20PM (#34319030)
Smells like a "submarine"-type PR story (http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html) for chess.com.
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Re:What is Mittens? A chess nightmare behind an innocent kit... by mumblemumble on Monday January 09, 2023 @08:22PM (#34319041)
Yes, of course.
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