This chapter discusses how computer chess and AI have challenged our understanding of human intelligence. It explores the limitations of human intelligence compared to machines in games such as chess and highlights the pressure faced by human players when facing machines.
The chess grandmaster, political activist, and author joins Tyler for a conversation on artificial intelligence, Russia, Putin, how education must change, favorite cities for chess, the most likely challenger to Magnus Carlsen, Tolstoy v. Dostoevsky, the benefits of pressure for performance, and why we should speed up our search for new frontiers and challenges.