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Game over, Kasparov and the machine, Alliance Atlantis ; a World Documentary Fund film, an initiative of the UK Film Council, New Cinema Fund, the National Film Board of Canada and the BBC ; an Alliance Atlantis and National Film Board of Canada Production ; director, Vikram Jayanti ; producer, Hal Vogel

Label
Game over, Kasparov and the machine, Alliance Atlantis ; a World Documentary Fund film, an initiative of the UK Film Council, New Cinema Fund, the National Film Board of Canada and the BBC ; an Alliance Atlantis and National Film Board of Canada Production ; director, Vikram Jayanti ; producer, Hal Vogel
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG
Main title
Game over
Oclc number
60554057
Responsibility statement
Alliance Atlantis ; a World Documentary Fund film, an initiative of the UK Film Council, New Cinema Fund, the National Film Board of Canada and the BBC ; an Alliance Atlantis and National Film Board of Canada Production ; director, Vikram Jayanti ; producer, Hal Vogel
Runtime
85
Sub title
Kasparov and the machine
Summary
In May 1997 Gary Kasparov, widely regarded as the greatest chess player the world has ever seen, played Deep Blue - a hulking one and a half ton IBM supercomputer. As it played out in the media, this was a chess tournament and scientific experiment that would question our dominance as the most intelligent entity on the planet. Capturing people's imaginations, the outcome of this 'Man vs. Machine' battle was stunning. To win the match, the computer did what many thought impossible at the time - it appeared to think like a human
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Kasparov and the machine
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