Lethal Autonomous Weapons (LAWS)

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U.S. Plans to Expand Drone Fleet: The Pentagon has a $1.8 billion AI budget for 2024.
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U.S. Plans to Expand Drone Fleet: The Pentagon has a $1.8 billion AI budget for 2024.

The United States military aims to field a multitude of autonomous vehicles.

September 21, 20232 min read
U.S. Plans to Expand Drone Fleet: The Pentagon has a $1.8 billion AI budget for 2024.
Lethal Autonomous Weapons (LAWS)

U.S. Plans to Expand Drone Fleet: The Pentagon has a $1.8 billion AI budget for 2024.

The United States military aims to field a multitude of autonomous vehicles.

September 21, 20232 min read
AI War Chest Grows: NATO Invests €1 Billion in Advanced Technologies
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AI War Chest Grows: NATO Invests €1 Billion in Advanced Technologies

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) announced a €1 billion venture capital fund for technologies including AI.

July 27, 20221 min read
AI War Chest Grows: NATO Invests €1 Billion in Advanced Technologies
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AI War Chest Grows: NATO Invests €1 Billion in Advanced Technologies

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) announced a €1 billion venture capital fund for technologies including AI.

July 27, 20221 min read
Ethics Team Scuttles Taser Drone: Axon Cancels Plans to Sell a Taser Drone
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Ethics Team Scuttles Taser Drone: Axon Cancels Plans to Sell a Taser Drone

A weaponized AI system intended to protect students has been grounded. Axon, which makes law-enforcement equipment such as tasers and body cameras, canceled a plan to sell remote-controlled drones capable of firing electroshock darts.

June 15, 20222 min read
Ethics Team Scuttles Taser Drone: Axon Cancels Plans to Sell a Taser Drone
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Ethics Team Scuttles Taser Drone: Axon Cancels Plans to Sell a Taser Drone

A weaponized AI system intended to protect students has been grounded. Axon, which makes law-enforcement equipment such as tasers and body cameras, canceled a plan to sell remote-controlled drones capable of firing electroshock darts.

June 15, 20222 min read
Ethics for an Automated Army: Department of Defense issues AI ethics.
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Ethics for an Automated Army: Department of Defense issues AI ethics.

The U.S. Department of Defense issued new ethical guidelines for contractors who develop its AI systems. The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit, which issues contracts for AI and other high-tech systems, issued guidelines that contractors must follow.

January 5, 20222 min read
Ethics for an Automated Army: Department of Defense issues AI ethics.
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Ethics for an Automated Army: Department of Defense issues AI ethics.

The U.S. Department of Defense issued new ethical guidelines for contractors who develop its AI systems. The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit, which issues contracts for AI and other high-tech systems, issued guidelines that contractors must follow.

January 5, 20222 min read
U.S. AI Strategy In Gear: National Security Commision Influences U.S. Military AI Policy
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U.S. AI Strategy In Gear: National Security Commision Influences U.S. Military AI Policy

Recommendations from the National Security Commission on AI were enshrined in over 190 laws in 2021.

November 24, 20212 min read
U.S. AI Strategy In Gear: National Security Commision Influences U.S. Military AI Policy
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U.S. AI Strategy In Gear: National Security Commision Influences U.S. Military AI Policy

Recommendations from the National Security Commission on AI were enshrined in over 190 laws in 2021.

November 24, 20212 min read
Killer Robots Are Here: Are AI-Powered Weapons the Future of Warfare?
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Killer Robots Are Here: Are AI-Powered Weapons the Future of Warfare?

War is already bad enough. What happens when human combatants are replaced by machines?

October 27, 20211 min read
Killer Robots Are Here: Are AI-Powered Weapons the Future of Warfare?
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Killer Robots Are Here: Are AI-Powered Weapons the Future of Warfare?

War is already bad enough. What happens when human combatants are replaced by machines?

October 27, 20211 min read
Distance Killing: Israeli Agents Assasinated Iranian Scientist With AI-Sniper Rifle
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Distance Killing: Israeli Agents Assasinated Iranian Scientist With AI-Sniper Rifle

A remote sniper used an automated system to take out a human target located thousands of miles away.What happened: The Israeli intelligence agency Mossad used an AI-assisted rifle in the November killing of Iran’s chief nuclear scientist,

September 22, 20212 min read
Distance Killing: Israeli Agents Assasinated Iranian Scientist With AI-Sniper Rifle
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Distance Killing: Israeli Agents Assasinated Iranian Scientist With AI-Sniper Rifle

A remote sniper used an automated system to take out a human target located thousands of miles away.What happened: The Israeli intelligence agency Mossad used an AI-assisted rifle in the November killing of Iran’s chief nuclear scientist,

September 22, 20212 min read
AI Engineers Weigh In on AI Ethics: Survey Shows How AI Engineers Feel About Ethical Issues
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AI Engineers Weigh In on AI Ethics: Survey Shows How AI Engineers Feel About Ethical Issues

Machine learning researchers tend to trust international organizations, distrust military forces, and disagree on how much disclosure is necessary when describing new models, a new study found.

September 15, 20212 min read

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