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In U.S.-China AI contest, the race is on to deploy killer robots (www.reuters.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/4892697

Alongside Sydney Harbour, engineers are working on a submarine that will be powered by artificial intelligence and will have no human crew. The project is being driven by a contest between the U.S., its allies and China to develop AI-controlled weapons that will operate autonomously, including warships and fighter jets. The outcome of this competition could determine the global balance of power.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Whoever thinks autonomous killing machines are a good idea need to be exiled and banned from technology