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on May 21, 2017
I found it to be very repetitious. As I read the book, I kept thinking that I had already read this earlier in the book. I was more interested in the AI aspects rather than a detailed account of every game he had ever played.
on May 24, 2017
Most of the book has to deal with how computers play chess. There are two methods as to how machines can tackle the complications of chess. The first is by brute force, to simply calculate hundreds of millions of positions to find the best move. The second method is by improving the machines ability to discard bad moves so that it doesn't have to calculate so many positions. The downfall to the second method is that it slows down the machines search by having a more sophisticated process of analyzing or "thinking". Kasparov claims that, when it comes to machines, brute force always wins.
Several chapters of "Deep Thinking" are dedicated to Kasparov's two matches against Deep Blue ('96 and '97). It was very interesting to get a behind-the-scenes look at both matches, but especially his second match against Deep Blue in 1997. Kasparov notes his own disappointment at losing the second match and says that he hates losing! But this is part of what made him such a beast at the board!
The whole book is not strictly about chess however, and Kasparov does also mention the Japanese brain twister - Go. Go is a much tougher challenge for Artificial Intelligence.
Towards the end of the book Kasparov talks about technology and education. He believes that with all the recent advances in technology and with what is available to us now, the modern education system needs to be reconstructed and improved. Machines cannot be a substitute for our own intelligence and mental faculties, but a machine-human collaboration will allow or own creativity to flourish.
Several chapters of "Deep Thinking" are dedicated to Kasparov's two matches against Deep Blue ('96 and '97). It was very interesting to get a behind-the-scenes look at both matches, but especially his second match against Deep Blue in 1997. Kasparov notes his own disappointment at losing the second match and says that he hates losing! But this is part of what made him such a beast at the board!
The whole book is not strictly about chess however, and Kasparov does also mention the Japanese brain twister - Go. Go is a much tougher challenge for Artificial Intelligence.
Towards the end of the book Kasparov talks about technology and education. He believes that with all the recent advances in technology and with what is available to us now, the modern education system needs to be reconstructed and improved. Machines cannot be a substitute for our own intelligence and mental faculties, but a machine-human collaboration will allow or own creativity to flourish.
on May 17, 2017
This is a very important book
on May 13, 2017
A fantastic book from a truly great analytical mind of our times. Applications to all fields of human endeavor...sports, markets, business...you name it.
