By Dan Machen

In 1997, IBM supercomputer Deep Blue overwhelmed chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov in game six of their famous man vs. machine battle. What happened next was equally remarkable.

Rather than slump into existential despair, Kasparov – impressed by his opponent’s limitless move knowledge – instigated the ‘advanced chess’ tournaments, also dubbed ‘centaur’ because of their hybrid nature: computers brought the brute horsepower of foreseeing thousands of moves but, crucially, humans made the final intuitive choices. This sage man/machine combination proved irresistible.

In tech conferences 20 years later, this story resonates strongly. Our relationship with technology is maturing beyond adversarial ‘man vs machine’ concepts Read full story ›

Source: The Drum