Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins
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- Author：Garry Kasparov
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Shamil Tajuddin
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Provides great insight on the advancement of chess machines， the professional chess realm， and puts fears regarding automation （technology surpassing humans） into perspective
Vlad Yunger
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The book is a good summary of the evolution of computer chess from the perspective of the person who was it's public casualty。 Gary describes how Deep Blue evolved over time。 It was interesting to me how much human influence and calibration went into the machine。 Apparently， the machine is updated with "book" that guides it through the early game。 Computers can calculate millions of moves per second and have a almost perfect blunder accuracy but Gary also describes the emotional tolls that compe The book is a good summary of the evolution of computer chess from the perspective of the person who was it's public casualty。 Gary describes how Deep Blue evolved over time。 It was interesting to me how much human influence and calibration went into the machine。 Apparently， the machine is updated with "book" that guides it through the early game。 Computers can calculate millions of moves per second and have a almost perfect blunder accuracy but Gary also describes the emotional tolls that competative chess takes。 The pressure and stress as well as pure physical exhaustion。 None of these things impact the computer in the slightest and than makes as much of a difference as anything else。 Gary also talks about the future of AI and recommends to embrace the advancements in technology。 In the conclusion he describes a chess variant where each player can use a chess computer to help with making the moves。 He suggests that bridging computers and people is the future。 Perhaps he is a fan of Musk's Neuralink project。 。。。more
kiubert
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Ultimamente he estado algo obsesionado con el ajedrez， probablemente por culpa del algoritmo de youtube luego del boom posterior a gambito de dama， que revolucionó la escena online de streamers del juego， que había empezado a expandirse por el vuelco a lo online por la pandemia。Bueno， la cosa es que me enteré de este libro de Kasparov en una entrevista por streaming con el GH Hikaru Nakamura， y ya que también hablaba de inteligencia artificial （que es otra de mis obsesiones recientes）， decidí ec Ultimamente he estado algo obsesionado con el ajedrez， probablemente por culpa del algoritmo de youtube luego del boom posterior a gambito de dama， que revolucionó la escena online de streamers del juego， que había empezado a expandirse por el vuelco a lo online por la pandemia。Bueno， la cosa es que me enteré de este libro de Kasparov en una entrevista por streaming con el GH Hikaru Nakamura， y ya que también hablaba de inteligencia artificial （que es otra de mis obsesiones recientes）， decidí echarle una mirada。En general， es una historia del ajedrez con computadoras， el match contra deep blue （por primera vez contado desde su perspectiva， ya que como cuenta a lo largo del libro， es un mal perdedor y pasó picado un tiempo）， y que significa el desarrollo tecnológico para él， que se hizo famoso a nivel mundial por ser el primer campeón mundial en perder en ajedrez clásico contra una máquina。En cuanto a su evaluación del desarrollo tecnológico， es muy optimista respecto de las posibilidades de trabajo colaborativo entre creatividad humana y fuerza bruta de cálculo， muy determinista y creyente en el progreso tecnológico， cosas con las que se puede entrar en duda。De todos modos， es una narración entretenida， y se puede apreciar aún sin estar tan metido en el tema ajedrez， aunque obvio que le da una capa extra de disfrute。 。。。more
Akarsh Yadav
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Usually authors abstain from writing their heart out， when one is mostly brash with opinions。 Although， that might come across as distasteful to read but I had gathered it to be more insightful。 Kasparov is one such personality who seems to speak or write without thinking first。 This book， at some places lead me to believe that he was extremely bitter with his experience with Deep Blue and specifically how IBM treated him。 After then I tried to read it through the glasses of someone who has play Usually authors abstain from writing their heart out， when one is mostly brash with opinions。 Although， that might come across as distasteful to read but I had gathered it to be more insightful。 Kasparov is one such personality who seems to speak or write without thinking first。 This book， at some places lead me to believe that he was extremely bitter with his experience with Deep Blue and specifically how IBM treated him。 After then I tried to read it through the glasses of someone who has played chess。 This 'sport' is indeed torturous when on the losing side and can involve emotions from all spectrum。Apart from his own adventures with AI induced Chess engines， he let out quite a lot of vital points of why Humans + Technology is more beneficial than the usual and more drama driven 'Technology will kill humans' stuff。 。。。more
Aaron Nielsen
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The primary scene of this book is Kasparov’s epic battle with IBM’s Big Blue in 1997 in a chess match of human versus computer。 Kasparov uses this match as a metaphor for artificial intelligence in general。 Should AI use a brute force approach or attempt to mimic human thought？ Chess engines have tried both approaches with varying levels of success。 Fun， engaging read that makes me want to take up playing chess again。
Andrew Carr
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An enjoyable retelling of Kasparov's sparring with Deep Blue （and IBM's somewhat dodgy behaviour）， interwoven with some wise insights into how AI is developing， its strengths and limitations。 This is mainly a book about chess， but for those who are well read about AI， there's enough little asides to appreciate it。 An enjoyable retelling of Kasparov's sparring with Deep Blue （and IBM's somewhat dodgy behaviour）， interwoven with some wise insights into how AI is developing， its strengths and limitations。 This is mainly a book about chess， but for those who are well read about AI， there's enough little asides to appreciate it。 。。。more
《Maram》
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I wasn't expecting this book to be insightful as it was， the conversation about artificial intelligence is striking and prominent in our modern era。 Kasprov brings up important and fascinating discussions that are relevant to our times。 I wasn't expecting this book to be insightful as it was， the conversation about artificial intelligence is striking and prominent in our modern era。 Kasprov brings up important and fascinating discussions that are relevant to our times。 。。。more
Harshan Ramadass
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If you’re like me thinking the thirteenth world chess champion knows a lot about chess and maybe not much else， you’d be mistaken。 Incredible insights into artificial and human intelligence from the guy who lived on the bleeding edge of the revolution。 One of the best books I’ve read！
Emile
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I find Kasparov an interesting author。 He gives a good background overview on the split between chess playing computers as a research project hoping to shed light on mechanisms of human thinking vs a pure engineering challenge of how to build the most competitive machine。 Getting stories about the evolution of machine chess tech from his perspective， as they went from toys to dominating the game was fascinating。 And I am especially interested in his discussion of the emerging "computer assisted" I find Kasparov an interesting author。 He gives a good background overview on the split between chess playing computers as a research project hoping to shed light on mechanisms of human thinking vs a pure engineering challenge of how to build the most competitive machine。 Getting stories about the evolution of machine chess tech from his perspective， as they went from toys to dominating the game was fascinating。 And I am especially interested in his discussion of the emerging "computer assisted" tournaments， where human players are free to use whatever technical assistive technologies they want。I find his optimistic tech/economic "grow the economy， improve the tech， forward into the bright future" worldview less compelling， nor does he address it as something he came to after weighing critical arguments。 。。。more
Edward Maddox
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So I honestly wanted more chess， but I am not at all disappointed。 Kasparov makes an up close case study of what was a huge professional disappointment to himself。 With the perspective of time， he accepts its inevitability。 Looking at the man vs machine history of chess， culminating in his match with Deep Blue， he examines the growing technological power and weaknesses of machine intelligence。 Extraordinarily revealing is his exploration of the physiology of human decision making that translates So I honestly wanted more chess， but I am not at all disappointed。 Kasparov makes an up close case study of what was a huge professional disappointment to himself。 With the perspective of time， he accepts its inevitability。 Looking at the man vs machine history of chess， culminating in his match with Deep Blue， he examines the growing technological power and weaknesses of machine intelligence。 Extraordinarily revealing is his exploration of the physiology of human decision making that translates to all endeavors—even among the greatest chess world champions， who we might expect to be cold rational actors。 The interface of humanity and these machines is our future; your kids need to read this book！ 。。。more
light book
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3。5
Mike Lisanke
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Great book。。。 exactly what you'd want Garry Kasparov to tell you about Chess， AI/ML Chess Players and especially Deep Blue and what IBM did to sell more computers and move their stock price :-p。 I believe Garry was human in his response to the story （his perception） of the goals and tactics IBM's Deep Blue "team" used to win against the top Grand Master of Chess！ I'm adding more Deep Blue insider books to read to give me balance But Garry is The Horse's Mouth as IBM Disassembled （destroyed/kille Great book。。。 exactly what you'd want Garry Kasparov to tell you about Chess， AI/ML Chess Players and especially Deep Blue and what IBM did to sell more computers and move their stock price :-p。 I believe Garry was human in his response to the story （his perception） of the goals and tactics IBM's Deep Blue "team" used to win against the top Grand Master of Chess！ I'm adding more Deep Blue insider books to read to give me balance But Garry is The Horse's Mouth as IBM Disassembled （destroyed/killed/terminated） the Deep Blue shortly after beating Garry so the Other witness of what Deep Blue "team" did has been eliminated！ :-p 。。。more
Mkrzemi
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3，5 😕
Speed Franklin
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Excellent review of history of man vs。 chess machine and the story of Deep Blue v。 Kasparov。 AI philosophy and information less good
Dan Burt
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4。75 stars。
Nick Quenga
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Interesting thoughts about AI and expansion into human fields。 Liked the analogy with John Henry。 There was a large focus on chess （as to be expected）， though I'm not sure why this book was rated so highly on the CNOs reading list。 Interesting thoughts about AI and expansion into human fields。 Liked the analogy with John Henry。 There was a large focus on chess （as to be expected）， though I'm not sure why this book was rated so highly on the CNOs reading list。 。。。more
Omar Delawar
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Readability: Hard ---o- EasyPracticality: Low -o--- HighInsights: Few -o--- ManyLength: Long --o-- ShortOverall: Bad --o-- Amazing
Tomasz Blaszak
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Momentami słychać krzyk rozpaczy Kasparowa， nieukojony ból po porażce z Deep Blue。 Ale i mamy tu całą masę ciekawych przemyśleń dotyczących AI， szachów i psychologii sportu。 Choć nadal， jakby chciał się Garri trochę usprawiedliwić。。。
Minh-Tien Tran
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My chess hero， talk about his journey of battle with AI， and then discover its limits， and how to work with them。
Jim
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An interesting look at artificial intelligence and change through the eyes of a former World Chess Champion and Grandmaster。 While it does give a tinge of bitterness to it the author does a good job of tempering his faults and addressing am interesting topic in am easy to read and understand manner。
Joe
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Good for gamers that work with machine learning （that's me）。 For the gaming side， it's interesting to read the experience of such a loss from a historically great player。 Kasparov can be a sore loser。 Anyone who has felt bitter about losing a game will recognize his feelings。 It's reassuring to see that even the great players are stung by their losses。 Kasparov dwells a lot on the emotions of chess， since it's something a computer doesn't experience。There is plenty about how computers and machin Good for gamers that work with machine learning （that's me）。 For the gaming side， it's interesting to read the experience of such a loss from a historically great player。 Kasparov can be a sore loser。 Anyone who has felt bitter about losing a game will recognize his feelings。 It's reassuring to see that even the great players are stung by their losses。 Kasparov dwells a lot on the emotions of chess， since it's something a computer doesn't experience。There is plenty about how computers and machine learning work。 Kasparov is well-read about the subject。 He cites familiar pithy statements about artificial intelligence， then shows how they apply in chess。 For example， he shows how Moravec's paradox （what machines are good at is where humans are weak， and vice versa） applies to chess。 He later cites Picasso's "Computers are useless。 They can only give you answers。" Finally， he cites Larry Tesler's "AI effect" （"intelligence is whatever machines haven't done yet"） in the context of how computers play chess differently from people。 I like this last quote。 It shows that we redefine intelligence based on what computers can do。 In a book that I read earlier this year， biologists struggle to define "culture，" since we keep learning that animals also demonstrate what we thought was unique to human "culture。" （see The Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins）。 The last chapter explains Kasparov's ideas about how education should change based on what computers can do for us now （he says young people need to focus on "creative problem-solving， dynamic collaboration online and off， real-time research， and the ability to modify and make their own digital tools。"）Kasparov doesn't delve into the details of the games very much， which is nice， since I barely know enough about chess to follow along。 Readers will struggle if they aren't interested in chess or artificial intelligence though。 Anyone interested in both should take a look。 。。。more
Elizabeth
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luckily i like chess and machine learning
Casey Ryan
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Interesting enough， but overall pretty disappointing。 More about chess and Kasparov's personal struggle with an AI beating him than any interesting insights about AI。 Interesting enough， but overall pretty disappointing。 More about chess and Kasparov's personal struggle with an AI beating him than any interesting insights about AI。 。。。more
Maria
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I learned more about chess than machine learning。 A surprisingly fun and interesting book。 I barely can play chess but I was captivated。
Michael Hirsch
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Well written and interesting
Patrick Pilz
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It is the swan song of Garry Kasparov。 It has its moments and is in parts interesting， but overall， the his soreness of the loss against deep blue overshadow the book and it is not delivering on what the title promises。 Great for chess freaks， but not much on machine intelligence beyond chess。
Tom Meaney
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An interesting insight into how the game of chess was for decades the nursery for the development artificially intelligent machines。 The book also provides a first hand account of Kasparov's famous loss to IBM's Deep Blue in '97。 Not a book for people interested in the technical side of AI， rather a book which illuminates the necessity of effective processes to be used in the interactions of man and machine。 Overall an engaging read 3/5。 An interesting insight into how the game of chess was for decades the nursery for the development artificially intelligent machines。 The book also provides a first hand account of Kasparov's famous loss to IBM's Deep Blue in '97。 Not a book for people interested in the technical side of AI， rather a book which illuminates the necessity of effective processes to be used in the interactions of man and machine。 Overall an engaging read 3/5。 。。。more
Gaurav Bindra
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It's really fascinating to read Kasparov narrate how he dealt with playing against computer engines， which continued to get better as he progressed in his career ultimately leading to his matches against Deep Blue。 He also brings up some good points about AI in general。 Enjoyed reading this， a lot more than I had anticipated when I had picked it up。 It's really fascinating to read Kasparov narrate how he dealt with playing against computer engines， which continued to get better as he progressed in his career ultimately leading to his matches against Deep Blue。 He also brings up some good points about AI in general。 Enjoyed reading this， a lot more than I had anticipated when I had picked it up。 。。。more
Joana Georgieva
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My main takeaway from this book is this : "Expertise does not necessarily translate into applicable understanding， let alone wisdom"。 Deep Thinking is a multi-faceted account of Kasparov's experience with playing chess against machines。 He also shares his thoughts on many other subjects （I especially liked his take on education）。The book is elegantly written， easy to follow and， at least to me， really optimistic。 My main takeaway from this book is this : "Expertise does not necessarily translate into applicable understanding， let alone wisdom"。 Deep Thinking is a multi-faceted account of Kasparov's experience with playing chess against machines。 He also shares his thoughts on many other subjects （I especially liked his take on education）。The book is elegantly written， easy to follow and， at least to me， really optimistic。 。。。more
Chris Reed
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