the draw problem isn't entirely human. computers draw something like 80% of games even with openings specifically chosen to reduced the number of draws.
But it's that because we optimize the algorithms under the same ruleset?
I imagine if a draw was counted as a loss to both sides, there would be a lot more aggressive plays, since just stonewalling a skilled opponent would be the same as losing.
Humans and machines draw for totally different reasons.
Machines don't have any concept of a tournament. Humans go into drawn lines and get rid of tension in order to play the tournament meta-game. Since draws are worth so much, it's often a good idea to just bail out with a draw.
A lot of human positions wouldn't be drawn by machines, they would keep hammering the opponent.
