[extropy-chat] computer chess again

[Dan Clemmensen]

Dan Clemmensen wrote:

> Wow!. I quit following chess some time ago in the belief that we had
> already learned what we could from it: algorithms plus raw computing
> power inevitably surpass human skills in this problem domain. Now you
> tell me that while I was not looking, we have a whole new experiment
> underway: human-computer collaboration can still beat algorithms and raw
> computing capacity!
>
> But why restrict this to sports? Chess is a "sport," but it is also an 
> exercise
> in problem solving. If we adapt the collaborative techniques used in
> this competition to activities such as programming, chip design, and 
> other
> logic-based problem domains, we can possibly increase our intellectual
> productivity. at the extreme we create a seed SI based on a 
> human-computer
> collaboration. There is a huge economic incentive to pursue as a way to
> increase the productivity of software and hardware developers. There 
> is no
> need to treat that as a purely academic or theoretical exercise. Next 
> step:
> research the chess collaboration to see if it can be generalized.
> _______________________________________________

And responding to my own post:
Google is your friend.
My point is discussed at some length at:
http://ieet.org/writings/Dvorsky20050302.htm
and of course, clicking on the home page:
http://ieet.org/index.php
we find that Nick Bostrom is the Chair of IEET.

Yes, Google remains the best current exemplar of a computer-based
intelligence enhancer.