Episode 151 - Like Mould it Grew Back

<p><strong>This week in InfoSec (09:16)</strong></p><p>With content liberated from the “today in infosec” twitter account and further afield</p><p>11th May 1997: <a href="https://thisdayintechhistory.com/05/11/deep-blue-defeats-kasparov-in-tournament-match/">Deep Blue Defeats Kasparov in Tournament Match</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ibm.com/ibm/history/ibm100/us/en/icons/deepblue/">The IBM computer and artificial intelligence Deep Blue defeats reigning chess champion and one of the greatest chess players of all time, Garry Kasparov</a>, in the 6th and deciding game of a tournament match, thus becoming the first time a computer defeated a chess champion in match play. A year earlier, <a href="https://thisdayintechhistory.com/02/10/a-computer-defeats-a-world-chess-champion/">Deep Blue had bested Kasparov in 2 individual games</a> but </p><p>Kasparov eventually won the match 4-2. This time, after being reprogrammed and upgraded, the 1997 Deep Blue, capable of calculating 200 million moves per second, won 2 matches out of 6 vs Kasparov’s 1 victory and 3 draws. After the defeat Kasparov asked for a rematch but IBM declined and retired Deep Blue.</p><p>The defeat of a reigning chess champion at the hands of artificial intelligence made headlines around the world and marked a milestone in the development of AI and machine learning. From this early landmark moment, the advancement of computing power and machine learning has created even more powerful artificial intelligence. <a href="https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/kasparov-deep-blue-1997/">Kasparov in 2016 stated that “Today you can buy a chess engine for your laptop that will beat Deep Blue quite easily”</a>. </p><p> </p><p>9th May 1996: <a href="https://thisdayintechhistory.com/05/09/linux-gets-happy-feet/">Linux Gets Happy Feet</a></p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds">Linus Torvalds</a> describes in <a href="https://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/9605/0855.html">an e-mail to a mailing list his conception</a> of what he believes should be