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Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins by Garry Kasparov
tahnok's review against another edition
3.0
Eh, interesting to read first person perspective from a former world chess champ, but too much pontificating and not well done
hieronymusbotched's review against another edition
3.0
Outside of Kasparov's unique existential position by facing off against a machine and not a human, I don't know that there's actually much to be gleamed here. Unless you want to play chess, in which case this book will make you dust off the old board something quick.
Otherwise, it's really just some occasionally interesting insights and one long, constantly interrupted anecdote about the most famous match of all time told with little to no modesty.
We know you're good at chess, Gary. Chill out.
3* for chess.
0* for Kasparov.
Otherwise, it's really just some occasionally interesting insights and one long, constantly interrupted anecdote about the most famous match of all time told with little to no modesty.
We know you're good at chess, Gary. Chill out.
3* for chess.
0* for Kasparov.
adnielsen's review against another edition
4.0
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.
yates9's review against another edition
4.0
Kasparov is a great narrator, and he conveys a deep story of man/machine that is full of insights for the world today. I ennoyed his perspective reconstruction of important chess games, and the deep blue battles even though I am not much of a chess player.
The moral of the story is strong: AI, but for what, does if open our minds or black box them in...
The moral of the story is strong: AI, but for what, does if open our minds or black box them in...
panger97's review against another edition
4.0
I do recommend this memoir from champion chess player Garry Kasparov. Here he describes his experiences with chess as well as with Computation and AI, leading up to and after, his matches with Deep Blue. Important take away is that we shouldn’t fear progress.
flexcent's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
slow-paced
3.0
Interesting look at chess, the human mind and ai. Would definitely recommend it to everyone, but is a bit slow and at some points even a bit boring.
rick2's review against another edition
4.0
Less of a treatise on human-computer hybrid approaches, and more of a general musing about technology, life. With a wonderful in-depth dive into Kasparovs match against Deep Blue.