IBM's "Deep Blue" defeats world chess champion, Garry Kasparov...
Item # 725941
May 12, 1997
LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 12, 1997
* AI - artificial intelligence takes a giant leap forward
* IBM's supercomputer "Deep Blue" defeats Garry Kasparov
* First computer victory in match vs. a world chess champion
The front-page has the historic reporting of the 1st time a computer defeated a world chess champion in chess: "It's Kasparov Who's Blue After Defeat" with subheading: "World champion accuses IBM of targeting him after he loses $1.1-million match to computer, with a corresponding photo showing Kasparov with his head buried in in hands. The article continues on an inside page. Nice to have such a notable event in a major-city newspaper.
Complete with all sections (70+ pages), great condition.
background: This isn't just a newspaper; it is the birth certificate of the Modern AI Era. The May 12, 1997, edition of the Los Angeles Times captures the exact moment the "unbeatable" human mind was surpassed by silicon and code, signaling a seismic shift in history where machines transitioned from mere tools to superior strategists. Featuring the haunting, iconic image of Garry Kasparov—the greatest player to ever live—shattered with his head in his hands, this front page documents the 1.1 million showdown that proved human intuition could be dismantled by raw computational power. For a collector, this is the ultimate "Sputnik moment" for tech; it’s a pristine, tangible artifact of the day the world realized the future belonged to the algorithms, making it an essential centerpiece for any serious collection of chess lore, computer science history, or 20th-century milestones.
* AI - artificial intelligence takes a giant leap forward
* IBM's supercomputer "Deep Blue" defeats Garry Kasparov
* First computer victory in match vs. a world chess champion
The front-page has the historic reporting of the 1st time a computer defeated a world chess champion in chess: "It's Kasparov Who's Blue After Defeat" with subheading: "World champion accuses IBM of targeting him after he loses $1.1-million match to computer, with a corresponding photo showing Kasparov with his head buried in in hands. The article continues on an inside page. Nice to have such a notable event in a major-city newspaper.
Complete with all sections (70+ pages), great condition.
background: This isn't just a newspaper; it is the birth certificate of the Modern AI Era. The May 12, 1997, edition of the Los Angeles Times captures the exact moment the "unbeatable" human mind was surpassed by silicon and code, signaling a seismic shift in history where machines transitioned from mere tools to superior strategists. Featuring the haunting, iconic image of Garry Kasparov—the greatest player to ever live—shattered with his head in his hands, this front page documents the 1.1 million showdown that proved human intuition could be dismantled by raw computational power. For a collector, this is the ultimate "Sputnik moment" for tech; it’s a pristine, tangible artifact of the day the world realized the future belonged to the algorithms, making it an essential centerpiece for any serious collection of chess lore, computer science history, or 20th-century milestones.
Category: The 20th Century
