Norman Haase
I viscerally felt that starting in 1997, when I attended one of the games between Gary Kasparov and Deep Blue, staged in Manhattan. Now all chess grandmasters use AI, at least for study and training purposes, as the programs have advanced so far beyond human capabilities.
Although not AI related, it reminds me of my table tennis training in the 80's, when I used a robot to practice against when I didn't have access to a human of similar ability. It takes some adjustment to volley with a robotic ball machine, as you don't have the same cues as with a human player. I remember my former coach, West African Champion Sam Hammond, trying to hit against 'Surbek' (the name I gave to my robot) for the first time, and crying out in frustration "It's inhuman!".
If interested, my robot made it to the front page of the Wall Street Journal: Article
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