On the warpath: AI's role in the defence industry

The technology of autonomous weapons systems is developing faster than the regulations that govern them, raising concerns about the loss of human control and the need for urgent international legal treaties to ensure meaningful human oversight and evaluation.

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8/24/2023

The U.S. Regulates Cars, Radio and TV. When Will It Regulate A.I.?

As calls for regulation of artificial intelligence (A.I.) grow, history suggests that implementing comprehensive federal regulation of advanced A.I. systems in the U.S. will likely be a slow process, given Congress's historical patterns of responding to revolutionary technologies.

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To guide AI rules, take a page from nuclear weapon safety standards - The Boston Globe

The author suggests that developing safety standards for artificial intelligence (AI) is crucial, drawing upon his experience in ensuring safety measures for nuclear weapon systems and highlighting the need for a manageable group to define these standards.

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