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...just in the United States. Dissembling may have long been among the crucial skills of politicians everywhere, but now ?- like blue jeans, rock 'n' roll and "Baywatch" ?- taking the politics out of politics has become another popular American export...
This isn't the first time Kasparov, widely believed to be the best chess player in the world, has taken on such a challenge. In 1996 and 1997, he played two six-game matches against and IBM supercomputer named Deep Blue, losing the second time around for the first time in his professional career. Millions of people followed that match on the internet, including thousands of people like me who had no idea (and still have no idea) what a "Sicilian defense" is, but were nonetheless captivated by the man vs. machine theme and the dramatic juxtaposition of such breathtaking...
Predictably, the Deep Blue match spawned a Luddite reaction, and much talk in hushed and ominous tones on television about the clash between man and his creation. Indeed, that is how the match was packaged: a millennial showdown, a parable of the dominant role computers have come to play in society our collective anxiety about technology exploited...
...what about the chess game? It seems harmless enough, and maybe it is. Yet like Kasparov's battle with Deep Blue, "Kasparov vs. the World" is a particularly dramatic demonstration of how technology is capable of changing society...
Stewart, who debated topics from gun control to next year's presidential election on the episode along with author Erica Jong, NYPD Blue co-star Andrea Thompson and comedian Rob Schneider, said she has been a long time fan of Politically Incorrect...