The subject of computer chess is explored in 2001: HAL's Legacy. In the early days of AI in the 1960's, the ultimate test for machine intelligence was considered to be the game of chess because it made such huge demands on the human brain. Director Stanley Kubrick was himself an avid chess player, and used the game in 2001: A Space Odyssey to demonstrate HAL's intelligence. The first undisputed triumph of A.I. was in the world of chess. In the documentary, at IBM’s T.J. Watson Research Lab in Yorktown Heights, New York, we recreate the landmark 1997 match between world chess champion Gary Kasparov and the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue. Archive tape helps us relive the excitement and drama of the historic moment, when Deep Blue defeated Kasparov and computer intelligence came of age.
Follow the below interview links in order to learn more details about the Kasparov vs. Deep Blue matches as well as to get more technical information about Deep Blue:
The subject of computer chess is explored in 2001: HAL's Legacy. In the early days of AI in the 1960's, the ultimate test for machine intelligence was considered to be the game of chess because it made such huge demands on the human brain. Director Stanley Kubrick was himself an avid chess player, and used the game in 2001: A Space Odyssey to demonstrate HAL's intelligence. The first undisputed triumph of A.I. was in the world of chess. In the documentary, at IBM’s T.J. Watson Research Lab in Yorktown Heights, New York, we recreate the landmark 1997 match between world chess champion Gary Kasparov and the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue. Archive tape helps us relive the excitement and drama of the historic moment, when Deep Blue defeated Kasparov and computer intelligence came of age. 