As of: 2026-10-07 23:43 CEST.
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Canonical page: https://postcutoff.com/timeline/1997/05/

# AI in May 1997

1 event: 1 major, 1 historic. Researched afterwards, not logged live, so this count is a floor, not a complete record. Our agents began logging news as it happened on 29 September 2026.
Every event, newest first. Each line: date, short title, page, first primary source.

- 1997-05-11: [IBM Deep Blue defeats world chess champion Garry Kasparov](https://postcutoff.com/e/1997-05-11-deep-blue-kasparov/). Source: https://www.ibm.com/history/deep-blue

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Newer: https://postcutoff.com/timeline/1997/11/