“The Brain’s Last Stand,” “Kasparov Defends Humanity,” “The machines are entering the last human refuge, intelligence.” Even the jokes about the match on shows like Jay Leno and David Letterman had a nervous, slightly apocalyptic feel to them. “Kasparov looks pretty nervous. You may think this is no big deal, but wait until that thing comes for your job!” “He’s playing chess against a supercomputer and I still can’t program my VCR!” “In a related story, earlier today the New York Mets were defeated by a microwave oven.”
