Eli5: How are computers better at video games?

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I was watching a chess video and Deep Blue, the IBM computer, was able to beat the best Chess player in the world at the time. If we made the computer and it bases its moves off of moves already made in real life shouldn’t we be able to beat computers like any other player? This isn’t chess specific but can be for any multitude of games.

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People forgot to mention computers don’t make mistakes. You can be the best player ever, but you’re human, so you won’t automatically make the best choice each time — in fact, you will mess up at least once in a match. The computer, however, might not always make the best choice; but it will *never* make a bad one. Put simply, the computer won’t be affected by things like time pressure, stress, emotions, etc., unlike players, which gives them a pretty big advantage.

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