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Quote by Garry Kasparov

“We must be optimistic about the future because it's a self-fulfilling prophecy. If we are creative and ambitious, intelligent machines will liberate us and be as profound a boon to our prosperity as electricity. If we are fearful, and fail to press ahead, we could be overwhelmed by automation and inequality.”

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Garry Kasparov

Garry Kasparov is a renowned chess grandmaster, writer, and activist. Born on April 13, 1963, he is considered one of the greatest chess players in history, having won multiple world chess championships. Kasparov's achievements are not limited to the chessboard; he is also a prominent figure in social and political activism, promoting the culture of chess and advocating for democratic ideals. more

“I was doing an interview with Charlie Rose and he said, "What do you think about Margaret Thatcher?" - and I had not heard she had died at this point - and he said, "Is there any kind of Shakespearian overtone here?" I said, "Well, actually, Julius Caesar, because ever if a politician was stabbed in the back, it was Mrs. Thatcher, by all her conspiratorial cabinet, which really did just stab her in the back." It's a rather interesting resonance.”

Thinking Kind Interesting Politician Rose Julius

Author:Gregory Doran

“Pity may represent little more than the impersonal concern which prompts the mailing of a check, but true sympathy is the personal concern which demands the giving of one's soul.”

Giving May Littles Soul Demand Concern Transformation Checks Pity Sympathy True Friend Human Soul Prompts Mailing

Book:Strength to Love

Source: Strength to Love

“I've seen up close the benefits and drawbacks of kids working with super-strong chess programs in their training, and they definitely think differently than past generations thanks to this alien influence. While we are making our machines more intelligent, they are also changing how we think.”

Thinking Kids Past Influence Training Program Intelligent Chess Thanks Aliens

Author:Garry Kasparov

“King Lear by William Shakespeare frightens me. I've never done King Lear, I guess partially because my father dwindled into dementia in his last years and King Lear is such an accurate portrayal of a father figure suffering from dementia - the play was almost intolerable for me.”

Done Suffering Father Dementia Lear Father Figure