One of the greatest chess players of all time, Garry Kasparov, talks about artificial intelligence and the interplay between machine learning and humans
Garry Kasparov, one of the greatest chess players of all time, is famous for his pair of faceoffs against the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue. Kasparov won the first match against the computer, 4-2, in 1996, but lost in the rematch, 3½-2½, in 1997. He recently published a book, "Deep Thinking," about the experience.
"Machines have objectivity, humans have passion": Garry Kasparov speaks at TED2017
As people worry about the growing power of computers, the first soldier in the human-machine battle is here with a reassuring message: "This is excellent, excellent news," says Garry Kasparov, regarded by many as the greatest chess player in history. In 1997, Kasparov very memorably lost a match to IBM's supercomputer Deep Blue.
Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins by Garry Kasparov - review
Garry Kasparov is arguably the greatest chess player of all time. From 1986 until his retirement in 2005, he was ranked world No 1. He is also a leading human rights activist and is probably close to the top of Vladimir Putin's hitlist, not least because he tried to run against him for the Russian presidency in 2007.
