Competing in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Chess was originally considered an exercise that captures the essential tactical and strategic elements of human intelligence, and so it became the standard by which new AI algorithms were tested. For decades, programmers made little progress in defeating human players. But in 1997, Deep Blue, a computer developed by IBM, won the match against the world champion. Still, many people were disappointed when they realized that solving chess was not the same as solving artificial general intelligence. They did not like that Deep Blue relied heavily on brute force and memory.