Army 3-Star Talks to Warrior About Preparing to Fight Armed Robots

By Kris Osborn, President, Center for Military Modernization

No-Terminators Coming for US Army – But Out of the Loop AI? 

Warrior recently spoke with Mr. William Nelson, Deputy Commander, Army Futures Command about AI and its implications for future war. The Pentagon remains clear about the need for a human in the loop when it comes to the use of lethal force, despite emerging technology enabling autonomous attack. Will enemies operate with similar ethical concerns?   — Watch Interview — 

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In an interesting interview recently on CNN, former President Barack Obama was asked about the future of AI and the various philosophical, technological and ethic variables now dominating discussion as AI-technology explodes and many consider its implications. While being clear to emphasize that AI continues to bring paradigm-changing innovations to the world, he used succinct language to sum up what is perhaps the most significant complication or challenge when it comes to the application of AI …. “Machines can’t feel joy,” he told CNN.