New UN initiative will aim to tackle the military uses of AI
UNIDIR says the forum will unite governments, companies and experts to set voluntary AI military guidelines and address misuse by armed groups.
- On Thursday, UNIDIR launches a new forum to address military AI risks, establishing the first international platform for global actors to confront the technology's threat to humanity.
- Robin Geiss, head of the Geneva-based institute, warned Tuesday that "the margin for human judgment is increasingly narrow, including in the nuclear domain," making it difficult to assess machines acting outside human control.
- The Center of Excellence on AI, Peace and Security, established this summer, received funding from five major nuclear powers: Russia, China, Britain, France, and the U.S.
- UNIDIR is developing a framework of responsible industry behavior to "provide practical, voluntary guidelines" that ensure human rights compliance; consultations this week include defense technology companies and software developers.
- AI-Enabled systems are increasingly creeping into early warning systems and reconnaissance, prompting UNIDIR to launch an initiative focused on risks of AI misuse by armed groups in operational planning and logistics.
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New UN initiative will aim to tackle the military uses of AI – WTOP News
The United Nations is launching a new initiative on the military uses of artificial intelligence, aimed at addressing some dire concerns about the threat the rapidly developing technology could pose to humanity. The initiative by the U.N. Institute for Disarmament Research plans to launch Thursday, establishing the first international forum for key players to try...
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New UN initiative will aim to tackle the military uses of AI
The United Nations is launching a new initiative on the military uses of artificial intelligence, aimed at addressing some dire concerns about the threat the rapidly developing technology could pose to humanity.
'Are we going to let machines target and kill human beings?' UNIDIR director Robin Geiss asks
New U.N. initiative will aim to tackle the military uses of AI
The United Nations is launching a new initiative on the military uses of artificial intelligence, aimed at addressing some dire concerns about the threat the rapidly developing technology could pose to humanity.
UNIDIR will launch an international forum to discuss the military uses of artificial intelligence, amid warnings about limited human decision-making and risks in areas such as early warning and nuclear safety.
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Global Diaspora NewsAI on track to ‘crowd out’ human decision-making in warfare
Artificial intelligence is already being widely used on the battlefield, and the role of human judgment in military operations is shrinking rapidly, the head of the UN’s independent disarmament research institute warned on Tuesday.
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