Russian chess legend Garry Kasparov has gone head-to-head with a supercomputer and lost, but he is still convinced that humans are more of a threat than artificial intelligence. ‘There is simply no evidence that machines are threatening us,’ Kasparov saidīorn into what was then the Soviet Union, Kasparov became the youngest ever undisputed World Chess Champion in 1985 at age 22. The true threat, the Russian grandmaster said, comes from ‘the dictatorial, totalitarian countries and the terrorists who will use this technology to harm us’. ‘The real danger comes not from killer robots but from people-because people still have a monopoly on evil.’ ‘There is simply no evidence that machines are threatening us,’ Kasparov said. The suggestion was made by Kasparov during a discussion at the Web Summit Conference in Lisbon, Portugal this week where he was asked if computers will eventually take over society. Russian chess legend Garry Kasparov has gone head-to-head with a supercomputer and lost, but he’s still convinced that humans are more of a threat than artificial intelligence. The treat comes from humans who will use advanced technology to harm others.Speaking at a conference in Portugal, Kasparov says humans are more of a threat.