![]() Deep Thinking delivers a rare balance of analysis and narrative, weaving commentary about technological progress with an inside look at one of the most important chess matches ever played. Kasparov includes enough detail to satisfy chess enthusiasts while providing a thrilling narrative for the casual reader. What is striking, and reassuring, is that far from raging against the machine, Kasparov marvels at the capabilities of computers and is excited by the possibilities for future collaboration.” by John Thornhill for Financial TimesĪpril 26th, 2017 Artificial Intelligence: Chess match of the century “This book, written almost 20 years after the match, reflects Kasparov’s final reckoning with the fifth stage of grief: acceptance. May 9th, 2017 Man versus machine: when Garry Kasparov met his match They will also appreciate his detailed postmortem of his losing battle with Deep Blue, which makes up the meat of the middle of the book.” by Adam Thierer for The aim of his book is finding ways of “doing a smarter job of humans and machines working together” to improve well-being.Ĭhess fans will enjoy Kasparov’s overview of the history of the game as well as his discussion of how the development of computing and smart machines has been intermingled with chess for many decades now. “Given the predominantly panicky narrative surrounding the age of smart machines, Kasparov’s Deep Thinking serves as a welcome breath of fresh air. ![]() May 11th, 2017 The Day Machines Took Over “Kasparov now believes computers will take over menial mental tasks and thus allow humans to pursue ‘creativity, curiosity, beauty, and joy.’ Robin Hanson reviews “Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins” by Garry Kasparov.” by Robin Hinman for The Wall Street Journal. We must face these fears in order to get the most out of our technology and to get the most out of ourselves.” Vivek Wadhwa for The Washington Post Perhaps you will experience a similar feeling the first time you ride in a driverless car, or the first time your new computer boss issues an order at work. Kasparov wrote: “When I sat across from Deep Blue twenty years ago I sensed something new, something unsettling. May 31st, 2017 Is AI the end of jobs or a new beginning? It reflected a series of misperceptions - about chess, about computers, and about the mind.” by Nicholas Carr for the Los Angeles Review of Books But, as the former world chess champion Garry Kasparov argues in his illuminating new memoir Deep Thinking, the theory was flawed from the start. ![]() It was a compelling theory, and to this day it shapes public perceptions of artificial intelligence. “To build a machine able to beat a skilled human player would be to fabricate a mind. JA Brutal Intelligence: AI, Chess, and the Human Mind by Jonathan Schaeffer for the MIT Technology Review Instead of worrying about what machines can do, we should worry more about what they still cannot do”. “If we feel like we are being surpassed by our own technology it’s because we aren’t pushing ourselves hard enough, aren’t being ambitious enough in our goals and dreams. July 10th, 2017 Kasparov Thinks Deeply about His Battle with a Machine
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