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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) The Trump administration is pushing to unleash the power of artificial intelligence for the U.S. military while facing calls to put up guardrails around the rapidly developing technology from some companies and even notes of caution from top leaders in uniform.
Adm. Frank Bradley, head of U.S. Special Operations Command, told attendees of a recent annual special forces conference in Tampa, Florida, that troops have to be very careful about how we come to (AIs) employment and its inspiration into the delivery of lethality.
Bradley said he can see a future where AI determines what targets to hit but that we, as humans, have to have the confidence that ... it's going to deliver violence only where we intend it to be delivered.
The remarks from Bradley, who oversees the units that handle the militarys most difficult and dangerous operations, about the need to ensure safeguards come as his boss, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, is pushing to rapidly evolve the military through AI. It is a push that has led to clashes with some tech companies worried about safety measures.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/pentagon-pushes-battlefield-ai-military-125636427.html
sakabatou
(46,435 posts)Intractable
(2,441 posts)A killer robot with a big weapon. Both sides are killed. The machine lives on.
Midnight Writer
(25,873 posts)Giving non-feeling machines artificial intelligence, the means to kill and the freedom to pick targets is self-genocide.