What is Mittens? A chess nightmare behind an innocent kitty bot (esports.gg) 8 points by apress 3y ago ↗ HN
[–] shric 3y ago ↗ I'm not sure what the hype is about. It's another chess bot that's not as good as the best. There are so many of these already. Is it because it has a cute name and avatar? [–] hayksaakian 3y ago ↗ Yes, someone realized that marketing still works on everyone, and decided to put some legwork into promoting their chess bot.I'm surprised it took so long too.I would have expected to see AI versions of well known grandmasters and other notable figures to drive users to these chess sites. [–] zecaurubu 3y ago ↗ Smells like a "submarine"-type PR story (http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html) for chess.com. [–] mumblemumble 3y ago ↗ Yes, of course.
[–] hayksaakian 3y ago ↗ Yes, someone realized that marketing still works on everyone, and decided to put some legwork into promoting their chess bot.I'm surprised it took so long too.I would have expected to see AI versions of well known grandmasters and other notable figures to drive users to these chess sites.
[–] zecaurubu 3y ago ↗ Smells like a "submarine"-type PR story (http://www.paulgraham.com/submarine.html) for chess.com.
[–] DarkmSparks 3y ago ↗ what a fantasticly cute way to get chess some attention and make it less "stuffy".maximum internet points to whoever came up with the idea.
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 31.4 ms ] threadI'm surprised it took so long too.
I would have expected to see AI versions of well known grandmasters and other notable figures to drive users to these chess sites.
maximum internet points to whoever came up with the idea.