So even in your example you still need to have someone to ask the AI to play chess. So there will still be a need for someone somewhere to ask the AI to do something and supervise it or guide it in the right direction.
You've misunderstood my position. My argument is not that "AIs can operate independently and don't need supervision," but rather that "AIs are able or will soon be able to perform complex behaviors directly without having to create traditional software first." The chess example is illustrative because you can play chess with the AI without first asking the AI to implement chess-playing software. This means that software is obsolete, not people.
