It turns out that machines are good at sifting through large amounts of data and recognizing patterns (such as in #4).
Decades from now, nobody will be able to tell the difference between human and machine opponents (at which point, problem solved - online I just want to play against a humanlike opponent, whereas OTB I want a human opponent).
Decades from now, nobody will be able to tell the difference between human and machine opponents (at which point, problem solved - online I just want to play against a humanlike opponent, whereas OTB I want a human opponent).