AI in warfare
The Reith Lectures
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Ai Weapons of Mass Destruction
i would enable a lethal unit to be far smaller, cheaper and more agile than a tank or an attack helicopter. A regular shipping container could hold a million lethal weapons. And because, by finition, no human supervision is required for each weapon, they can all be sent to do their work at once. So the inevitable end point is that autonomous weapons become cheap, selective weapons of mass destruction. Clearly, this would be a disaster for international security. Rather than appealing to morality or honor, i hope to appeal to nation's self interest.
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