There are lots of issues I have with them in terms of privacy, but I’m going to be very specific in asking about a certain situation and would prefer to stay on that topic if possible.
I have seen someone showing AI glasses which allow the wearer to cheat at chess. The glasses provide the wearer with computer engine moves, essentially making them unbeatable against even the strongest grand masters.
How can someone prevent this from happening, for example in a tournament match?
I don’t consider this as being an issue at the highest level of professional play, but for club and casual players they might not have the resources to deal with this.
Currently the camera and/or screen information might be fairly obvious just by looking, but assuming technology improves this could become harder to detect.
Retrospectively, it would be easy to spot a cheater and correct results, however this still spoils things by having the cheating in the first place.
It isn’t realistic to ask people to play without glasses, and I’m not aware of any way to stop cameras or ai from functioning.
So what can be done, if anything?
Would doing something like disguising the chess pieces as Monopoly pieces or the board as a table design confuse the AI?
I think non standard pieces could be easily adapted to with ai, for example just by observing the start position :/
Disguise the positions then. Things I can see here include A) having a game where the assumed start positions aren’t there and the pieces only enter the board upon their first move B) having a board where the squares detach into little islands but function the same C) playing without a board as if you had a board.
Everything mentioned could technically be tried. We’re talking about a game people say they can play “in their heads” cries in aphantasia