Deep Thinking

Outline

Deep Thinking (2017) tells the story of Garry Kasparov’s famous chess matches against IBM’s supercomputer Deep Blue, including his historic loss in 1997. Kasparov reflects on what he learned about machines and human intelligence, and argues that we should not fear artificial intelligence but learn to work with it. He explains how humans and machines together can achieve more than either can alone.

• Deep Thinking recounts Garry Kasparov's chess matches against IBM's supercomputer Deep Blue, including his historic loss in 1997.
• Kasparov looks back on what facing a machine taught him about both artificial and human intelligence.
• He argues that people should not fear artificial intelligence but should learn to work with it.
• Humans and machines working together can achieve more than either one can manage alone.

Garry Kasparov is a Russian-born chess grandmaster who became world champion at the age of twenty-two and held the title for fifteen years. Widely considered one of the greatest chess players in history, he later became a writer, speaker, and advocate for human rights. His books include How Life Imitates Chess and Deep Thinking.