AI goes wild: Slaughterbots

[Bill Moore]

This book looks promising. AI is a reality, so we need to have the hard discussions and debates on how it will shape the character and even the nature of war if you take the human out of the loop. Hard for long term professionals to envision a future where fighter pilots, submarine skippers, and special operators increasingly lose relevance, but that ridge line is rapidly approaching. Furthermore, the U.S. and its partners won't define the future of AI alone, even non-state actors will shape its future.

https://techcrunch-com.cdn.ampprojec...s-warfare/amp/

In Army of None, a field guide to the coming world of autonomous warfare

ll that said, Army of None is a one-stop guide book to the debates, the challenges, and yes, the opportunities that can come from autonomous warfare. Scharre ends on exactly the right note, reminding us that ultimately, all of these machines are owned by us, and what we choose to build is within our control. “The world we are creating is one that will have intelligent machines in it, but it is not for them. It is a world for us.” We should continue to engage, and petition, and debate, but always with a vision for the future we want to realize.

[AdamG]

China’s brightest children are being recruited to develop AI ‘killer bots’
Beijing Institute of Technology recruits 31 ‘patriotic’ youngsters for new AI weapons development programme
Expert in international science policy describes course as ‘extremely powerful and troubling’

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/scie...elop-ai-killer

[AdamG]

Double-tapping this nightmare. Sweet dreams, y'all.

https://dcdirtylaundry.com/surgical-...sipped-lattes/

(Natural News) In the name of scientific “progress,” Newcastle’s Freeman Hospital in the United Kingdom recently tried to pioneer the use of a surgical robot that it tasked with repairing a patient’s damaged heart valve, only to have the machine go completely bonkers and ultimately kill the man on the operating table.

According to reports, this first-time-use robot not only physically assaulted a living medic while attempting to conduct its programmed surgery, but also implanted stitches into the patient’s heart in a manner that physicians present during the fiasco described as not being in “an organised fashion.”

A situation that can only be described as total chaos, with human surgeons, doctors, and nurses having to scream at each other in order to overcome the “tinny” sound coming from the robot as they were trying to control it, the attempted surgery ended up being nothing short of a complete failure. And in the end, retired music teacher and conductor, Stephen Pettitt, the guinea pig patient in this medical experiment, ultimately lost his life.

[davidbfpo]

I was puzzled at now spotting this story in the UK media and on looking there are a number of reports. First this has become public as thee is a coroners inquest underway and second the actual death was in March 2015 - 3.5yrs ago (the operation was in February 2015). That is a long time to wait for an inquest (not that far more political and contentious matters can wait a very long time for an inquest).

The inquest's final BBC report:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-46143940

This linked article has a video advert for the robot:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6363243/Pioneering-robot-KNOCKED-medics-hand-middle-heart-operation.html

[AdamG]

Twenty-four Amazon workers in New Jersey have been hospitalized after a robot accidentally tore a can of bear repellent spray in a warehouse, officials said. The two dozen workers were treated at five local hospitals, Robbinsville Township communications and public information officer John Nalbone told ABC News. One was in critical condition while 30 additional workers were treated at the scene.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/24-amazon-...ry?id=59625712

[AdamG]

Last month, the U.S. Army put out a call to private companies for ideas about how to improve its planned semi-autonomous, AI-driven targeting system for tanks. In its request, the Army asked for help enabling the Advanced Targeting and Lethality Automated System (ATLAS) to “acquire, identify, and engage targets at least 3X faster than the current manual process.” But that language apparently scared some people who are worried about the rise of AI-powered killing machines. And with good reason.

In response, the U.S. Army added a disclaimer to the call for white papers in a move first spotted by news website Defense One. Without modifying any of the original wording, the Army simply added a note that explains Defense Department policy hasn’t changed. Fully autonomous American killing machines still aren’t allowed to go around murdering people willy nilly. There are rules—or policies, at least. And their robots will follow those policies.

Yes, the Defense Department is still building murderous robots. But those murderous robots must adhere to the department’s “ethical standards.”

https://gizmodo.com/u-s-army-assures...res-1833061674

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