{"product_id":"mind-vs-machine-by-steve-sheinkin-9781250334763","title":"Mind vs. Machine","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe hopes of humanity rest on the shoulders of one chess player.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt's May, 1997, in Manhattan, New York. World champion Garry Kasparov is about to begin a six-game match against Deep Blue, the cutting-edge supercomputer developed by IBM, led by Feng-Hsiung Hsu. No machine has ever defeated a chess champion in a multi-game match.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf it happens, it will be a major turning point in human history. This is, as \u003cem\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/em\u003e declares on its cover, \u003cem\u003e\"The Brain's Last Stand.\"\u003c\/em\u003e Will the human mind prevail? Or is this checkmate for humankind?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTold through the three-time National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin's searingly propulsive storytelling and first-hand accounts from chess Grandmaster Maurice Ashley, with riveting illustrations by Eisner winner Thien Pham (\u003cem\u003eFamily Style: A Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e), this nail-biting narrative captures the excitement and suspense of a classic sports showdown, along with thought-provoking themes about where humanity stands at the rise of AI.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67598822113516,"sku":"9781250334763","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781250334763-mind-vs-machine-1.jpg?v=1790724358","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/mind-vs-machine-by-steve-sheinkin-9781250334763","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}