Alberta Scientist Says Poker Bots Overrated
A few words about poker bots:
While some continue to panic about the development of artificial intelligence and its affect on the online poker world, at least one international expert has declared the dominance of bots is imaginary in nature and cannot be disguised from recognition.
Dr. Darse Billings replied to a recent article concerning the rising level of play by robots versus humans, asserting that the use of bots online is easily detected, and would result in the forfeiture of the account and the banning of the player.
Dr. Billings is head of the University of Alberta Computer Poker Research Group. Billings has been involved in experimenting with the use of artificial intelligence to play poker since 1992.
Billings also states that even the most modern programs are not dominant, except under special conditions. For instance, the much-ballyhooed program designed by Ian Fellows at the University of California at San Diego excels only at Hold ‘Em when playing limit, heads up. The introduction of more players or the removal of limits causes the program to lose far more frequently.
The jist is that, in spite of much paranoia and consternation over the coming rise of the machines, poker bots are not really a threat in the near future to disrupt the integrity of online poker.
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