How a Love of Chess Led the CEO of Google's DeepMind to a Career in AI — and a Nobel Prize
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis's AI journey had an unexpected start: his early mastery of chess. Years before Hassabis ...
Google DeepMind CEO says his passion for chess led to his career in AI
Demis Hassabis, a childhood chess prodigy, said his experience with the game afforded him his first brush with AI. He was ...
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Bulgarian game show host quotes anti-Semitic rantings by chess champion Bobby Fischer
(JTA) — The host of a popular game show on Bulgarian public TV quoted on air the anti-Semitic rantings of the late chess master Bobby ... said the quotes “contain hate speech and slander ...
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Magnus Carlsen rules out classical World Chess Championship return, shifting focus to new era
Magnus Carlsen may be the best chess player in the world, but the Norwegian has ruled out a return to the classical World Chess Championship. Carlsen, a five-time world champion, last won the ...
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Chess-Russian grandmaster Spassky dies aged 88
PARIS, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Russian chess grandmaster Boris Spassky has died at the age of 88, International chess federation (FIDE) general director Emil Sutovsky told Reuters on Thursday.