> I have a question. Why do you all call the game as "human vs.
> computer"? It's obviously a match between Kim 8p and MoGo, a program
> developped by MoGo team, running on a supercomputer.
Quick answer: it is the established term. ("human-machine" is perhaps
even more common?)
Longer answer: Mogo is on its own choosing moves; the programmers cannot
help it while it is playing. Similarly the human player is on his own
and not allowed to discuss positions with his teachers, students, go
books, etc.
(BTW, just about everybody here has congratulated the "Mogo team" not
Mogo. But the human side is the same: if the human player won an
important game and his parents were in the room people would go up and
shake their hand and say "Congratulations, you must be very proud.")
> I'm afraid it may raise unnecessary emotional thoughts of against
> computers among people.
People like that will get emotional whichever words you use.
Darren
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