NEC Jumps on IBM Coattails
NEC Research Institute will pit a human against a super-human machine.
In the wake of chess champ Gary Kasparov's loss to IBM's Deep Blue computer, NEC will sponsor a human vs. computer Othello tournament.
NewsBytes Japanese bureau is reporting that NEC Research Institute, a Princeton, New Jersey based unit of NEC, will hold a multi-game Othello match in August between the current world champion and a computer.
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