The quest for Artificial intelligence - Part 1 - The Deep Blue story
Jottings - Slice of Life - 316 ( The quest for Artificial intelligence - Part 1 - The Deep Blue story ) (Note to my readers: This piece is the first of my intended three-part essay on Artificial Intelligence, and some of its glamorous role models in the last three decades. The essay is nearly 2500 words long and should take about 15 to 20 minutes of reading time. As always, I attempt to write for the general reader, who has the time and curiosity to learn more. I don't expect any prerequisite knowledge in computers to follow this essay, and at the same time, I haven’t diluted the technicality of the language to make it mean something less technical. Popular writing mustn’t presume its readers to be ignorant or lazy. If there are terms that are new, I request the reader to pause, look up the term and proceed.) In the early months of 1997, within the majestic Equitable center building in midtown Manhattan, occupying the 32nd floor in its entirety, sat one of the most powerful c