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From: Pit Bull <schaefer@malaga.math.uni-augsburg.de>
Subject: Re: Computer scores historic chess win over Kasparov
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 12:46:43 GMT
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fkilpatr@afit.af.mil (Alex Kilpatrick) wrote:
>
> jgerke@airmail.net (Jeff Gerke) wrote:
> 
> 
> >
> >What is Deep Blue? An expert system, I presume. Anyone have details? 
> >

The evaluation 'function' used would be an application for an expert
system or AI.

> 
> I think Deep Blue is just specialized hardware for fast game tree
> search.  In other words, it can just look at many possible future
> moves (200 million/sec) and pick the move leading to the best future
> position.  The name is an obvious take off on the Deep Thought program
> from a few years ago that used the same strategy.  (and beat other
> programs using expert heuristics)

The name is also a nick for IBM, which is sponsoring the computer,
derived from their corporate identity clothing. You should know, Alex.

Kasparov has won the second game. It seems there was a glitch in
the opening library of Deep Blue, and Deep Blue had to play by
itself from much earlier on.
> ---
> Capt Alex Kilpatrick    fkilpatr@afit.af.mil    
> Doctoral Candidate, Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Tutoring Systems
> Air Force Institute of Technology, WPAFB, OH

