The Last Man-Versus-Machine Match?

Sad story. The Master creates a servant who is totally obedient. Eventually the servant becomes more intelligent than the master. A matter of more tireless brain cells?
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The Last Man-Versus-Machine Match?
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The match starts on Saturday in Bonn. World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik takes on the computer "Deep Fritz" in a rematch. Does Kramnik stand a chance?
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Chess grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik is set to take on "Deep Fritz" this weekend.
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Chess grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik is set to take on "Deep Fritz" this weekend.
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The showdown begins on Saturday, Nov. 25. World chess champion Vladimir Kramnik will sit down across from the computer program "Deep Fritz" in the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bonn for the first match of a six match man-versus-machine series.
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Kramnik faces a machine that calculates some 6 billion positions before it makes each move.
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But it is not just about the money. If the world champion should lose this match against Deep Fritz, and lose it badly, it would be seen as yet anther area where electronic slaves have exceeded their masters. Kramnik knows this full well. "Perhaps I will be the last top player to face this challenge," he said.
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http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,450566,00.html