That sounds interesting. Where did you find information on that?

Personally I'm not too worried about bots, because it would be hard to make them stronger than the good players. The calculations are not too difficult for humans to master in Texas Holdem (especially as we can have odds tables next to us when we play if necessary) and you have time to think or use a calculator if you want to.

This means the robots are left with the disadvantage of being essentially formulaic. This could be overcome to some extent by a clever programmer but I think the human brain is a very good instrument for assessing some of the less quantifiable aspects of poker. Here are some of the aspects where I think the top brains can at least equal computers.

Changing gear at the appropriate moment. (Computers can be programmed to change gear but getting the timing right might be tricky as there are many factors dictating how tightly to play at any given moment.)

Picking a player's style quickly.

Using well timed comments or showing of cards to get under another players skin.

Recognising a steamer quickly. (A computer might put them on a pair of aces, when a good player recognises their previous bad beat and sees the possibility of them being on tilt. This could make a slightly anti percentage call a good call.)

Logic decisions that are hard to program. (A human might think something like, "I think I'm only 45% to win this hand if I call his all in, but if I fold I'm crippled and unlikely to get a paying place, whereas if I call and win I eliminate a player and come at least third and double my money.") It's hard to tell a computer all the possible situations where things other than the percentages play a part in making the correct decision.

I might be completely wrong about this but I'd back a pro player head to head or in a tournament against a computer. I'd like to know where to get info on it though.