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?
They should use a Faraday cage. It doubles as a WWE steel cage if one is caught cheating.
Simple. Replace the glasses with an anal buzzer. You’ll be a chess master in no time!
There are a couple avenues of attack:
- The camera- It the camera can’t see the board, it can’t provide moves. An IR blaster may be a valid tool to blind the camera, but not the player. This could be a battery and LED with a switch that is placed next to the board.
- The internet connection - If the AI can’t talk to where the processing is happening, it can’t get answers. Anything from a jammer to a metal cage would work here, but watch your legality.
- The device itself - anything to stop the device from working. This could be a EMP, but that’s rather non-selective.
- The board - limiting information from the board in a way humans can understand but AI currently can’t. This could be as simple as only showing half of a board at any time.
The IR blaster is likely your best bet, else it might be time for a ruling of “no electronic glasses at the board”.
Besides legality on jammers, they tend to be area of effect. They also can do discreet frequencies.
The IR blaster and jammers are the best solutions as oing as you don’t interfere with something like 911 and have signposts about usage.
Or the board could be disguised as something the camera doesn’t recognize.
silly idea: have a microwave on site, put players’ glasses in there for a few seconds to nuke any sensitive electronics inside without causing damage to metal structural elements
I think it would depend on the specs of the camera but what about an infra red torch or light, invisible to the naked eye it would blind and disrupt a camera so the computer can’t see the moves
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
IR LEDs are stupid cheap and easy to rig. I have a fat board of them I got for $7. Also have a couple of flashers that plug directly on top of a 9V battery.
Maybe use pieces with nonstandard shapes, or colors?
I think non standard pieces could be easily adapted to with ai, for example just by observing the start position :/
I also think it would be disruptive to the players. Especially tournaments require standard pieces.
What about gold and silver pieces with mirror-like finishes? Their appearances would change with every move, as they reflect the different pieces around them.
AI will likely register the board as chess or checkers then on the first few moves realize it’s chess and begin narrowing down spaces with or without the reflections then displaying potential moves. A big issue with AI is its ability to adapt to new information.