[ExI] AI Warfare Is Already Here

[William Flynn Wallace]

Y'know?  Here's an awful thought: I wish that an AI in actual combat makes
a mistake and kills civilians.  Maybe that will be the spur to quit the
damn things until we know a lot more than we do now.  Never mind that a
human makes the final decision - people make mistakes too.  I am assured by
history that military minds will rush new tech into use before we are ready
for it.

Maybe I don't actually wish it, but it WILL happen - and then we'll see.
 bill w

On Thu, Feb 29, 2024 at 6:32 AM BillK via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> The US, Israel, Ukraine and Russia are already using AI for target
> selection for drones and bombs.
> Final decision is still with human operators.
> The next step will be when the military decide that this reaction time
> is too slow and AI will decide itself when and what to attack.
>
> <https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/us-admits-to-using-ai>
> Quotes:
> In a rare admission, Bloomberg reports that US military officials have
> officially acknowledged using artificial intelligence (AI) on the
> battlefield. According to Bloomberg’s report, the US has used AI to
> identify and neutralize targets.
>
> The existence of this capability is known, but this is the first time
> that the US has publically admitted its use and in an exclusive
> interview with Bloomberg, Schuyler Moore, the chief technology officer
> for US Central Command in the Middle East, explained the extent to
> which AI has been employed recently.
> ----------
>
> <https://www.cryptopolitan.com/challenges-ai-warfare-to-global-security/>
> Quotes:
> In the wake of technological advancements and geopolitical tensions,
> the emergence of autonomous weapons has become an unsettling reality.
> Spearheaded by developments in artificial intelligence, nations are
> racing to harness the potential of machines to make autonomous
> decisions in combat scenarios.
>
> The deployment of drones like the Saker Scout in Ukraine underscores
> the evolving landscape of warfare, where machines are entrusted with
> the power to identify and engage targets without human intervention.
> Despite concerns over the ethical implications and potential
> humanitarian crises, the allure of autonomous weapons persists as
> military strategists explore new avenues for dominance on the
> battlefield.
> ---------------
>
> It looks like nations are planning a 'Kill or be killed' system for AI
> weapon systems.
>
> BillK
>
> _______________________________________________
> extropy-chat mailing list
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org
> http://lists.extropy.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/extropy-chat
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.extropy.org/pipermail/extropy-chat/attachments/20240229/df5fcdb8/attachment.htm>