A top expert on chess cheating explains how AI has transformed human play

Since demonstrating its superiority over humans in chess over 25 years ago, artificial intelligence has changed the way grandmasters play and even cheat. — 123rf.com

In the decades since IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeated chess world champion Garry Kasparov in 1997, artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed the way humans play the game, and not always for the better.

AI-powered chess “engines” are used legitimately by players for training and research before matches.