Garry Kasparov's 1997 chess match against the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue was proof that artificial intelligence had become able to outwit human beings. Since then, society has questioned the relationship between man and machine, debating whether the benefits of artificial intelligence outweigh the cons.

In his latest book, Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human Creativity Begins, Kasparov tackles this very question, reflecting on his own experience with artificial intelligence and its many implications on the future of work, politics, and society. Join Smith Soc on Monday September 11th for a reception to hear Kasparov share his experience – and his overall optimistic conclusions – about mankind’s relationship with A.I.

Complimentary copies of Deep Thinking will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis at this event.

About the Speaker

Born in Baku, Azerbaijan, in the Soviet Union in 1963, Garry Kasparov (Bio | Twitter) became the under-18 chess champion of the USSR at the age of 12 and the world under-20 champion at 17. He came to international fame at the age of 22 as the youngest world chess champion in history in 1985. His famous matches against the IBM super-computer Deep Blue in 1996-97 were key to bringing artificial intelligence, and chess, into the mainstream.  

Kasparov was one of the first prominent Soviets to call for democratic and market reforms, and was an early supporter of Boris Yeltsin’s push to break up the Soviet Union. In 2005, Kasparov, in his 20th year as the world’s top-rated player, retired from professional chess to join the vanguard of the Russian pro-democracy movement. In 2012, Kasparov was named chairman of the New York-based Human Rights Foundation, succeeding Vaclav Havel. HRF promotes individual liberty worldwide and organizes the Oslo Freedom Forum. Facing imminent arrest during Putin’s crackdown, Kasparov moved from Moscow to New York City in 2013.