5. Deep Blue Defeats Garry Kasparov (1997)
In May 1997, IBM’s supercomputer Deep Blue made history by defeating world chess champion Garry Kasparov in a six-game match, with a final score of 3½-2½. This marked the first time a computer had won a match against a reigning world champion under standard tournament time controls. Deep Blue’s victory showcased the potential of AI to surpass human intelligence in complex tasks, capturing global attention and sparking discussions about the future of human-machine collaboration (ibm.com).
