September 8, 2024
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Legislation Proposed to Keep Artificial Intelligence Away from Nuclear Weapons

Legislation Proposed to Keep Artificial Intelligence Away from Nuclear Weapons

William Adams05 mins

The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer has endorsed legislation that aims to prevent the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in nuclear weapons. Kai Bird, co-author of “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer,” recently discussed the intersection of nuclear war and AI with Senator Ed Markey from Massachusetts. Senator…

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US military calls for better weapons to fight artificial intelligence

US military calls for better weapons to fight artificial intelligence

William Adams010 mins

WASHINGTON — After years of catching grief for exquisite weapons acquisition programs with creeping requirements leading to lengthy delays and budget overruns, the Pentagon now finds itself with a different sort of headache: how to stop weapons and systems that are dirt cheap. The growing problem of inexpensive unmanned systems employing autonomy and artificial intelligence…

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