Chess After Deep Blue Offers a Lesson: Math AI Anxiety May End Like Kasparov's Did
CatAstro_Piyush · x · 2026-10-10
A commenter suggests mathematicians study chess after Kasparov vs. Deep Blue: Kasparov accused IBM of cheating, and many players despaired at the end of chess — until he championed "centaur chess." Today chess is more popular than ever. A useful mirror for mathematicians facing AI anxiety.
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