Chess

Co-Creator of Exploding Kittens — How to Raise Millions on Kickstarter | Elan Lee

Tim Ferriss

A classic strategy game, mentioned by Tim Ferriss as a game he has played.

Frank Lantz - Director of NYU's Game Center and Creator of Universal Paperclips

Y Combinator

Mentioned as a game that exemplifies thinking and doing, and a historical game that inspired early computer concepts.

Navigating Conflict, Finding Purpose & Maintaining Drive | Dr Lex Fridman

Andrew Huberman

A game discussed in the context of cheating scandals, modern communication methods for signaling, and the difficulty of proving human play against machines online.

The Secret Behind Blizzard's Success | Allen Adham, Co-Founder of Blizzard

a16z Deep Dives

Judea Pearl: Causal Reasoning, Counterfactuals, and the Path to AGI | Lex Fridman Podcast #56

Lex Fridman

A strategic board game for two players, used as an analogy for complex pattern recognition and stored knowledge in AI.

The Illusion of Overnight Success | The Among Us Story with Forest Willard Co-Founder of Innersloth

a16z Deep Dives

A game mentioned as an example for a design exercise where hypothetical powers could be added.

Ray Kurzweil: Singularity, Superintelligence, and Immortality | Lex Fridman Podcast #321

Lex Fridman

A classic board game where AI can achieve master-level play, similar to Go, showing the rapid adaptation of neural networks.

Demis Hassabis: DeepMind - AI, Superintelligence & the Future of Humanity | Lex Fridman Podcast #299

Lex Fridman

A strategy board game often called the 'drosophila of intelligence' due to its long association with AI research.

⚡️Launching AI Diplomacy: the hardest LLM Game Benchmark yet - Alex Duffy

Latent Space

Mentioned as a game that has been played against AI for a long time.

Proven Tactics to Become Creative, How to Take the Path Less Traveled, and More | Justin Gary

Tim Ferriss

A strategic board game used as a comparison for the tactical depth of Magic: The Gathering.