There is going to be a match at Go between a human professional and a computer (a 3000 node cluster in France).<br>
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KGS is a free Go server; you can download a java client and watch the
game in progress. KGS is <a href="http://www.goKGS.com">www.goKGS.com</a>, and you can get CGoban from
<a href="http://www.gokgs.com/download.xhtml">http://www.gokgs.com/download.xhtml</a>. Drop me a note if any questions.<br>
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The human is "8p", meaning 8-dan professional; not quite 3 stones
stronger than the bottom 1d pro, who in turn would give me (an amateur
1d) at least 6 stones (probably more). Edward Lasker said that 3 stones
handicap at Go is comparable to knight odds at chess (although I think
that overstates).<br>
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Peter<br>
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The notice from the AGA is:<br>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2"><strong>HUMAN-COMPUTER SHOWDOWN AT CONGRESS</strong>:
While computers long ago surpassed humans at chess, the best go
programs haven't been able to hold a candle to professional human
players. In 1997, Janice Kim -- then a professional 1-dan -- beat
Handtalk, then the strongest program, despite giving the program a
25-stone handicap. There has been considerable progress in computer go
research since then - do humans still reign supreme? Find out on
Thursday, August 7 at 1P, when Kim MyungWan 8P takes on MoGo, the
world's strongest computer go program. MoGo will connect remotely from
France, where it will be running on a supercomputer boasting over 3,000
processor cores. The game will be broadcast live on KGS.</font><br>