[ExI] OpenAI Reaches A.I. Agreement With Defense Dept. After Anthropic Clash

[spike at rainier66.com]

From: extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> On Behalf Of BillK via extropy-chat
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>…I wonder whether Hegseth has considered asking an AI about this policy? 

I just did, and Perplexity AI described it as a race to the bottom.

BillK

 

 

 

Thanks BillK.  This is a good description of the problem.

 

 

Perplexity AI -

>…The policy you describe would push military AI toward maximized capability and speed at the expense of safety, civil liberties, and long‑term strategic stability. If other major powers follow the same path, it risks a global “race to the bottom” on AI guardrails, especially in surveillance and weapons systems…..Perplexity AI

 

I can see why the military is pushing for fully autonomous AI weapons.  It already knows how soldiers operate in any battle situation.  Of course they will set every switch to fire on recognition, defeat every guardrail they can take down.  The pentagon is also very much aware that the commander or soldier who launched the weapon to start with might be disabled or dead by the time it reaches its target.  Of course under those circumstances the soldier and commander want the AI enabled to seek and destroy its target.

>… international norms that apply equally to the U.S., China, Russia, and others.-----------------------------------------------------

 

Ja, what we don’t know is if the US, China, Russia and others will comply with international norms.  I wouldn’t bet on it.  Understatement, I would bet against it.

 

spike

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