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There are many philosophers who claim that the most rational default mental position is one of pessimism; while I understand where they are coming from (pessimistic people are more careful, more discriminating), I have to disagree. Given sufficient evidence, I think we should be as pessimistic or as optimistic as is justified by the situation; [...] What does this tell us about the future of computer-human interfacing? In 2005, the online chess-playing site Playchess.com hosted what it called a “freestyle” chess tournament in which anyone could compete in teams with other players or computers. …Lured by the substantial prize money, several groups of strong grandmasters working with several computers at the same time [...] Incredible: |
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