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feAgrs t1_irmfkvm wrote

Reply to comment by Gnoom75 in [OC] Percent of human moves matching computer recommended moves in top chess tournaments by Evidently_21

The release doesn't matter, you can let it play historic games retroactively if you know the moves they did.

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Gnoom75 t1_irmm1gn wrote

Technically correct, but the interpretation is difficult. You cannot say for example that humans are learning from the computer with only 2 data points in the computer era.

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Account_Expired t1_irn8c1q wrote

Its not 2 data points

Its just "go ask anyone who plays chess, the computer is a useful tool"

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Gnoom75 t1_irnahhw wrote

I will ask the man in the mirror 😁

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Abstract__Nonsense t1_irngizl wrote

If you play much chess you should know working with computers has revolutionized the game, and qualitatively changed the playing style for the players at the top.

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wait3yearssaysthis t1_irn4s31 wrote

I’d argue you can. That’s not 2 data points, it’s the average of many

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Gnoom75 t1_irn69g5 wrote

There is a correlation that computer chess took over the world (sounds a bit dramatic, I know), but the increase is smaller than several decades in the past. Is the increase larger than the natural expected increase?

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