iamnearlysmart

iamnearlysmart t1_j557zlb wrote

I pointed out chess thing in a thread a couple of weeks ago and got downvoted to hell. People simply don’t understand that the best human players haven’t been able to beat best chess engines for years now. An discussion from 2010 - https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/can-the-top-players-beat-the-best-computers-anymore

Anything that’s formulaic, computers have been better at it for years. But it hasn’t made it irrelevant. We still have chess tournaments because it’s a sport and we want to see human greatness and excellence. Not the limits of chess game play.

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iamnearlysmart t1_iugbfw2 wrote

I can't imagine the horror of those whose relatives are missing. The toll has been steadily rising in reports. The river has had a much worse tragedy in the past. But this one turned into horror from an auspicious day.

I hope at least that this leads to better safety standards. Then one might console oneself that this bitter tragedy was not merely a cruel turn of events.

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