Garry Kasparov Book Talk: "Deep Thinking"

supercomputer Deep Blue in 1996 and 1997 made him a central figure in artificial intelligence and the evolution of the human-machine relationship. He retired from chess in 2005 to become a leader of the Russian pro-democracy movement against the rising dictatorship of Vladimir Putin. He is the chairman of the New York-based Human Rights Foundation and has become a powerful voice for individual freedom worldwide. As a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Martin School, Kasparov specializes in interdisciplinary collaboration and, as he puts it, “how our technology can make us more human.” He is a member of the executive board of the Foundation for Responsible Robotics.Kasparov speaks and writes frequently on innovation, decision-making, and risk. His latest book is Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins. His earlier books include How Life Imitates Chess (2007), Winter Is Coming: Why Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must Be Stopped (2015) and two acclaimed series of chess books, My Great Predecessors and Modern Chess. The Kasparov Chess Foundation promotes chess in education around the world with five centers on four continents.About "Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins": Garry Kasparov’s 1997 chess match against the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue was a watershed moment in the history of technology. It was the dawn of a new era in artificial intelligence: a machine capable of beating the reigning human champion at this most cerebral game. That moment was more than a century in the making, and in this breakthrough book, Kasparov reveals his astonishing side of the story for the first time. He describes how it felt to strategize against an implacable, untiring opponent with the whole world watching, and recounts the history of machine intelligence through the microcosm of chess, considered by generations of scientific pioneers to be a key to unlocking the secrets of human and machine cognition. Kasparov uses his unrivaled experience to look into the future of intelligent machines and sees it bright with possibility. As many critics decry artificial intelligence as a menace, particularly to human jobs, Kasparov shows how humanity can rise to new heights with the help of our most extraordinary creations, rather than fear them. Deep Thinking is a tightly argued case for technological progress, from the man who stood at its precipice with his own career at stake.
Books will be available for purchase.Accommodation requests related to disability should be made by Friday, June 2 by emailing cjcinfo@georgetown.edu. A good faith effort will be made to fulfill requests made after this time.