Ask HN: Will AI reduce stigma of geniuses becoming professional chess players?

Perhaps modern AI — and AGI in particular — will lessen society’s sense of loss when a genius chooses chess over mathematics or science.

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incomingpain · 1d ago

I dont think there's a stigma here? There is no either or, you can do both. Many examples of people doing both.

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Ask HN: Will AI reduce stigma of geniuses becoming professional chess players?

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