Re: computer-go: Which Maths Is OT?

["Gary Boos" <gboos@xxxxxxx>]

Well said.
    Gary
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-----Original Message-----
From: Sai To Wang <swang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: computer-go@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <computer-go@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 1:34 PM
Subject: RE: computer-go: Which Maths Is OT?



I agree with David.

One thing is using math as a part, the other thing is being a part
of math.
We sometime uses math as an instrument to solve problems but can´t say that
those problems are math´s problems.


> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: Avijit Ghosh [mailto:aghosh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Enviado el: miércoles 27 de octubre de 1999 0:22
> Para: computer-go@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Asunto: Re: computer-go: Which Maths Is OT?
> On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, David Fotland wrote:
>
> > 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
>