[extropy-chat] chess and lizards

[spike]

> bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of Eliezer S. Yudkowsky
> Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] Bluff and the Darwin award
> 
> Russell, your argument also proves that Deep Blue's programmers can't
> make changes to Deep Blue that improve its playing ability without
> actually testing it in many games against Kasparov.  One game can't
> possibly be enough to distinguish between potential changes because the
> win or loss only provides one bit of information...
> --
> Eliezer S. Yudkowsky                          ...


Why against Kasparov?  Rather than against the previous version of itself,
playing 24/7 and keeping score?  Aside, Kasparov may have been the strongest
human chess player but was shown repeatedly to not be the strongest human in
games against computers, possibly not even in the top 5.

Whole nuther unrelated question please Eli.  In your summit talk you made a
reference to politicians not being lizards.  The audience made an unexpected
reaction, mirth or surprise.  You looked around as if to say whaaaat?  This
was my reaction too: whaaaat?

Hipsters, does the term "lizard" have some new meaning other than the
reptile, some political meaning?

spike