Comments on: Man vs Machine: go-ing, go-ing, gone http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/3841 Feel Smart Again Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:01:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Emily http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/3841/comment-page-1#comment-7024 Emily Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:21:12 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/3841#comment-7024 the man vs. machine match is still under scrutiny becasue IBM refused to reveal the computer's logic on a critical position. It is speculated that a human interfered at adjornment and gave the computer a move. IBM refused to reveal the logic the computer used to make the move and the machine was dismantled after the match. Also, many feel that Gary would have won the last game, but he admits he didn't want to play anymore....based on the reason above. Also, raw computing power to win is different than solving the game...there are 4 games that remain unsolved....chess and go are 2 of them, i can't remember the other 2 the man vs. machine match is still under scrutiny becasue IBM refused to reveal the computer’s logic on a critical position. It is speculated that a human interfered at adjornment and gave the computer a move. IBM refused to reveal the logic the computer used to make the move and the machine was dismantled after the match. Also, many feel that Gary would have won the last game, but he admits he didn’t want to play anymore….based on the reason above.

Also, raw computing power to win is different than solving the game…there are 4 games that remain unsolved….chess and go are 2 of them, i can’t remember the other 2

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