Re: computer-go: Which Maths Is OT?

[Avijit Ghosh <aghosh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, David Fotland wrote:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> I've said this before, but here it is again :)  I don't think there is
> a math to computer go.  I've seen lots of weak programs based on
> some mathematical concept.  Go is an AI problem, not a math
> problem. 

	As someone in both the chemistry and computer science departments,
i'd have to respond to this by saying AI is a math problem, the CS kidz
just don't like to admit it :) When they say the computer is 'learning'
the rest of us say 'umm we're curve fitting' ;)

	-avi