Chess legend Judit Polgar: AI's ready-made answers can crush playful curiosity
Chris_Armstrong · x · 2026-10-16
Judit Polgar, the strongest female chess player in history, co-authored an essay with Rubik's Cube inventor Ernő Rubik in The Telegraph, arguing that "knowledge is heavy" — when AI hands us optimal answers on a silver platter, it weighs on playful curiosity and stops us from experimenting with the unlikely.
The idea also fuels this year's Judit Polgar Global Chess Festival, themed around critical thinking in the AI era.
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