Rich Hutnik wrote on Fri, Jun 6, 2008 05:15 PM UTC:
Machines beat human beings at things such as speed and power. I don't see
it as a problem if an AI can beat humans at Ortho-Chess. What DOES matter
in this area is that Chess doesn't get so optimized in its play that it
leads to excessive amounts of draws, and failure of players to creatively
beat their opponents, limiting the drama. Also, if a game is feeling
overly played out, it begins to lose the community it is supposed to
serve. If people raise up the game as some sort of infalliable god, and
refuse to look at how it can better serve, then the game has a problem.