Deep Thinking
Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins
About the book
Garry Kasparov's account of his 1997 chess match against IBM's supercomputer Deep Blue, a machine able to beat the reigning human champion, gives his side of the story. He describes what it was like to plan against a tireless opponent while the whole world watched. Through the lens of chess, which generations of scientists saw as a key to understanding human and machine thinking, he also traces the history of machine intelligence. Kasparov then looks ahead to the future of intelligent machines. Against critics who see artificial intelligence as a menace, especially to jobs, he argues that people can reach new heights with the help of these creations instead of fearing them.
Walter Isaacson called it an important and optimistic book about what humans are uniquely suited to do among thinking machines. PayPal co-founder Max Levchin endorsed its human take on the promise and limits of artificial intelligence, and Tyler Cowen said he could not put it down.
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This book has 4 recommendations
Max Levchin (Co-founder/PayPal, CEO/Affirm, Investor)
A highly human exploration of artificial intelligence, its exciting possibilities and inherent limits.
Tyler Cowen (Author, Economics Professor, Host/Marginal Revolution blog)
Garry Kasparov has been a true pioneer in both the theory and practice of human-machine intelligence. Deep Thinking encompasses his wisdom in these areas in a highly entertaining and informative manner. I couldn't put it down, and don't think you will be able to either.
Walter Isaacson (Author)
The great Garry Kasparov takes on the key economic issue of our time: how we can thrive as humans in a world of thinking machines. This important and optimistic book explains what we as humans are uniquely qualified to do. Instead or wringing our hands about robots, we should all read this book and embrace the future.
Charles Duhigg (Author)
Garry Kasparov's perspectives on artificial intelligence are borne of personal experience - and despite that, are optimistic, wise and compelling. It's one thing for the giants of Silicon Valley to tell us our future is bright; it is another thing to hear it from the man who squared off with the world's most powerful computer, with the whole world watching, and his very identity at stake.
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