Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins - Softcover

Kasparov, Garry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1473653495 ISBN 13: 9781473653498

Publisher: John Murray, 2017

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Excellent... No scientist or tech entrepreneur could make the positive case for the digital revolution with the passionate conviction that Kasparov brings. Not many tragic heroes live to tell the tale. This one did (THE TIMES)

A gripping account of an intellectual battle like no other.. For fans, it will be like reading Nelson's postmatch analysis of Trafalgar . . . Deep Thinking is both a lesson in not panicking prematurely and a warning about knowing who your real opponent is (DAILY TELEGRAPH)

Fascinating . . . an impressively researched history of AI and the field's ongoing obsession with chess . . . with enough detail to satisfy chess enthusiasts, while providing a thrilling narrative for the casual reader. Deep Thinking delivers a rare balance of analysis and narrative, weaving commentary about technological progress with an inside look at one of the most important chess matches ever played (DEMIS HASSABIS NATURE)

The raw emotion of that encounter in New York bursts out of the pages of Kasparov's gripping story. What is striking, and reassuring, is that far from raging against the machine, Kasparov marvels at the capabilities of computers and is excited by the possibilities for future collaboration.This reads at times like a fast-paced psychological thriller. Chess fans will be engrossed by Kasparov's tale but the book deserves a far broader readership (John Thornhill FINANCIAL TIMES)

An absorbing, page-turning thriller that weaves a personal account of intellectual combat with the wider picture of what it's like to come up against a powerful corporation that is determined to do whatever it takes to crush opposition. Not just a tale of human vs machine, this is also a story about one man vs The Man. (OBSERVER)

As Kasparov recounts in arresting detail what it felt like to compete cognitively with a machine, he extrapolates his experience into an optimistic perspective on how computerized intelligence can enhance rather than overwhelm human brainpower, and instead of eliminating jobs and opportunities, can actually generate them. (BOOKLIST)

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. (CHARLES DUHIGG, author of 'Smarter Faster Better')

Intelligent, absorbing...thoughtful reading for anyone interested in human and machine cognition and a must for chess fans (KIRKUS (starred review))

DEEP THINKING is an absorbing, often brilliant book which no chess-lover should miss (Edward Winter CHESSHISTORY.COM)

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. (WALTER ISAACSON, author of 'The Innovators')

Book Description:

Garry Kasparov gives his first public account of his landmark 1997 chess match with the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue, and explains why, twenty years later, he's become convinced that artificial intelligence is good for humans.

About this edition

• Publisher: John Murray
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1473653495
• ISBN 13: 9781473653498
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304