Kasparov: ’Embrace’ the AI revolution – BBC News
Humans should embrace the change smart machines offer society, says former chess world champion Garry Kasparov.In a speech at Def Con in Las Vegas he said the rise of artificially intelligent machines would not be a huge threat to humanity.However, he said, there was likely to be huge social change as the ”shaky hands” of humans were replaced.Mr Kasparov welcomed the change and said it would be good if the effects could be accelerated.Creative destructionIn a wide-ranging speech that drew on his experiences playing chess against IBM’s Deep Blue computer and many other so-called smart machines, he sought to put the current rise of AI into historical context.
