Who was [Leonardo Torres Quevedo]? Not exactly a household name, but as [IEEE Spectrum] points out, he invented a chess automaton in 1920 that would foreshadow the next century’s obsession with ...

AIs have defeated humans at even more computationally difficult games. This is an Inside Science story. A new computer program taught itself superhuman mastery of three classic games -- chess, go and ...

Chess has captured the imagination of humans for centuries due to its strategic beauty—an objective, board-based testament to the power of mortal intuition. Twenty-five years ago Wednesday, though, ...

The Picochess chess program already has a long and storied history behind it—something you should be aware of if you’re ...

When you visit the History of Computer Chess exhibit at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, the first machine you see is “The Turk.” In 1770, a Hungarian engineer and diplomat ...

As computers get better at chess, their games look more human. Their moves seem more connected to known strategic plans, and when they aren’t, the logic can still often be discerned by experts. But ...

Oliver Roeder is a journalist, author and games player. He is a former senior writer for FiveThirtyEight, where he covered the World Chess Championship and other gaming pursuits. The following is ...

Thanks to over 3,000 backers a new electronic, connected chess computer and board have taken Kickstarter by storm raising over $900,000 with still 24 days remaining. ChessUp is a new chess computer ...

It’s no secret that computers can smoke humans at chess. And now, as if to further mock our mere organic forms, scientists say they’ve created a computer made out of DNA that can play the board game — ...

Would we, societally, connect with and consume stories without human essence? This is a big question when considering the future of generative AI and the role it will play in arts and entertainment.

Who was [Leonardo Torres Quevedo]? Not exactly a household name, but as [IEEE Spectrum] points out, he invented a chess automaton in 1920 that would foreshadow the next century’s obsession with ...