AI Impact on Chess Industry Growth Since Deep Blue

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says that AI won’t replace industries where the "human story" is the core appeal. "Back in 1996, the first AI victory over humans was Deep Blue, IBM's AI chess model, beating Garry Kasparov. It was like the end of chess." "But now, the chess industry is bigger than ever. It's like 5x bigger, three times as many grand masters. The grand prizes are bigger than ever." "Turns out nobody wants to watch AIs playing chess, even though Magnus Carlsen would get destroyed." Source: @vladtenev with @john on @fullsendpodcast