His present interests are: study of complex equilibria, especially in their topological aspects, as applied to the intelligent and adaptive aspects of the brain. He is now in the Department of Research of Barnwood House Hospital, Gloucester.

I don't say "beat" its designer; I say Let us assume that the machine cannot analyze the position right out and that it must make judgments. The problem, then, becomes that the machine must form its own criteria for judgment, and, if it is to beat its designer, it must form better judgments than the designer can put into it. Can we build such a machine? The problem that faces the designer is the same as that of the father who is not a good chess player and who wants his son to become world champion. Obviously, he must be very careful about what he teaches the boy.