Potentially ‘catastrophic’ use of AI in nuke systems raised by former Royal Navy boss

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Potentially ‘catastrophic’ use of AI in nuke systems raised by former Royal Navy boss

Concerns about the potentially “catastrophic” introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) into the nuclear weapons’ command, control and communication (N3) systems have been raised by the former First Sea Lord and former Security Minister Lord West of Spithead. An AI expert told the Canary that the potential worst-case scenario for introducing AI into nuclear weapons command and control systems is a situation like the one which caused the apoca…