[ExI] US, Russia and China seeking AI controlled weapons

[Adrian Tymes]

Sci-fi has of course been predicting this for years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fa9lVwHHqg for instance.

On Tue, Mar 2, 2021 at 1:40 AM BillK via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> It has always seemed obvious to me that the military would want AI
> controlled weaponry. If for no other reason than to defend against
> possible enemies developing them first.
>
> <https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-56240785>
> Quotes:
> Biden urged to back AI weapons to counter China and Russia threats
> Published 01 March 2021
>
> The US and its allies should reject calls for a global ban on
> AI-powered autonomous weapons systems, according to an official report
> commissioned for the American President and Congress.
> It says that artificial intelligence will "compress decision time
> frames" and require military responses humans cannot make quickly
> enough alone.
> And it warns Russia and China would be unlikely to keep to any such treaty.
> ---------------
>
> I expect we can look forward to AI controlled drones cruising over every
> city
> and town watching for any laws being broken and disabling offenders to
> await collection by patrol vans. We'll feel really safe then!
>
> BillK
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