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Lisbon - (AFP) - Chess legend Garry Kasparov, who has long fought the Deep Blue computer that paves the way for artificial intelligence technologies before the machine defeated him, expresses his concern about the abuses of the digital giants in terms of protecting privacy, stressing in an interview with Agence France-Presse that violations Humans are more dangerous than artificial intelligence technologies. The Russian chess master, retired since 2005, recently compiled in a book published by Avast, the cybersecurity company of which he serves as an ambassador, stories spanning more than five years about the fragile balance between continuous technical innovation and respect for freedoms. In the age of digital technology. In light of the growing intrusion of artificial intelligence into our daily lives, the danger of spreading misinformation and the threat to privacy due to the expansion of the relationship between man and machine, Kasparov calls during his participation in the Internet Summit (Web Summit) in Portugal for a “serious public debate in the free world.” "It is the governments that make the laws necessary to compel companies to make the necessary laws," Kasparov told AFP on the sidelines of the huge European Digital Forum in Lisbon. He pointed out that “the problem is that members of the public do not yet have a clear idea of the direction we are taking, because governments consider major technologies as a source of income,” criticizing the growing spread of false news. While Facebook faces accusations of giving priority For its financial profits at the expense of the interests of users or the requirements of combating disinformation since the recent leaks that affected the network, Garry Kasparov calls for “holding” the Internet giants to account. “The problem with Facebook or Twitter is the lack of complete transparency about the way their companies are run,” the 58-year-old human rights activist adds A year-old resident of the United States, “The basis of the solution, in my opinion, is supervision. If we force them to be transparent, then we will understand how they work and we will be able to address the many violations. But questions arise about the effectiveness of supervision measures over the digital sector despite several initiatives, including by the European Union with the Data Protection Act or the “Digital Services Act” and the “Digital Markets Act” Kasparov says that these laws adopted in Europe or the United States “do not pay any attention to Chinese companies or the Russian government,” adding, “The world is divided between a free world and a non-free world.” 60% (of the total countries in the world) if we consider India as a democratic country. But if we start to question India’s situation, the numbers will be worse yet.” In addition to being the best chess player in the history of chess, Kasparov was also famous for his confrontations with the IBM-developed “Deep Blue” supercomputer, which was the first step in artificial intelligence at the end of the nineties After defeating "Deep Blue" in 1996, the Russian champion lost in the revenge confrontation the following year. It was the machine's first victory over human intelligence in a game. Since then, the technology has been so rapidly advancing that it is raising an equal amount of promise and fear, both economically and socially. "It will undoubtedly be painful," Kasparov told AFP. I don't want to sound insensitive but there are people who are going to lose their jobs. The situation must be viewed from a comprehensive perspective: humanity always wins from new technologies,” citing such as the development of vaccines against Corona very quickly. He asserts that “new artificial intelligence technologies, when they become more complex, may be used to help make the relationship between man and machine more effective Much.” He adds, “In principle, these machines will make us smarter.”
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