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After Deep Blue defeated Kasparov in 1997, there was widespread fear that human chess loses meaning and professionals lose their livelihood. Instead, the opposite happened: human interest in chess and the number of people making a full-time living from it grew sharply.

Reddit r/singularity ↗ · 2026-08-04

A reflection on how Deep Blue's 1997 victory over Kasparov did not harm chess, but instead led to increased interest and more professional players.

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