Re: master level bot created?
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unlike other games where computers have proven to be equal or supieror(sp?) to humans, i.e. chess and backgammon, poker has a large factor of "human" element. computers will never be able to match the human element. they cant think, only process.
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Yes, I was actually thinking about chess, where it makes more sense to talk about playing at master level, since it is actually well defined. There are master titles, and if you can play even with titled players, you could say that you play at master level. In poker, the meaning is unclear.
However, I don't agree that it wouldn't be possible to ever create a bot that plays (online) poker as well as any human. This is exactly what was said about chess computers until the late 80s. The computers lacked the necessary "intuition" and "ability to think" to play as well as a human. Later development has shown that there are ways to compensate for this.
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