Ethics for an Automated Army: Department of Defense issues AI ethics.
Military

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
Military

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
Military

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?
Military

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?
Military

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
Military

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
Military

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
Military

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
AI Engineers Weigh In on AI Ethics: Survey Shows How AI Engineers Feel About Ethical Issues
Military

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
Deadly Drones Act Alone: Libya's military may have used AI-powered drones in 2020.
Military

Deadly Drones Act Alone: Libya's military may have used AI-powered drones in 2020.

Autonomous weapons are often viewed as an alarming potential consequence of advances in AI — but they may already have been used in combat. Libyan forces unleashed armed drones capable of choosing their own targets against a breakaway rebel faction last year.

June 2, 20212 min read
Deadly Drones Act Alone: Libya's military may have used AI-powered drones in 2020.
Military

Deadly Drones Act Alone: Libya's military may have used AI-powered drones in 2020.

Autonomous weapons are often viewed as an alarming potential consequence of advances in AI — but they may already have been used in combat. Libyan forces unleashed armed drones capable of choosing their own targets against a breakaway rebel faction last year.

June 2, 20212 min read
Drones For Defense: How companies like Anduril are developing military drones.
Military

Drones For Defense: How companies like Anduril are developing military drones.

Drone startups are taking aim at military customers. As large tech companies have backed away from defense work, startups like Anduril, Shield AI, and Teal are picking up the slack. They’re developing autonomous fliers specifically for military operations.

March 10, 20212 min read
Drones For Defense: How companies like Anduril are developing military drones.
Military

Drones For Defense: How companies like Anduril are developing military drones.

Drone startups are taking aim at military customers. As large tech companies have backed away from defense work, startups like Anduril, Shield AI, and Teal are picking up the slack. They’re developing autonomous fliers specifically for military operations.

March 10, 20212 min read
Autonomous Weapons Gain Support: A panel led by Eric Schmidt encouraged more military AI.
Military

Autonomous Weapons Gain Support: A panel led by Eric Schmidt encouraged more military AI.

A panel of AI experts appointed by the U.S. government came out against a ban on autonomous weapons. A draft report from the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence recommends against a proposed international global prohibition of AI-enabled autonomous weapon systems.

February 17, 20211 min read
Autonomous Weapons Gain Support: A panel led by Eric Schmidt encouraged more military AI.
Military

Autonomous Weapons Gain Support: A panel led by Eric Schmidt encouraged more military AI.

A panel of AI experts appointed by the U.S. government came out against a ban on autonomous weapons. A draft report from the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence recommends against a proposed international global prohibition of AI-enabled autonomous weapon systems.

February 17, 20211 min read

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