AI Arm Race Research Paper

Singer describes Iraq operations as they were being performed in 2008 with the threat of Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs. “The Explosive Ordnance Disposal, EOD, teams were tasked with defeating this threat, roving about the battlefield to find and defuse the IEDs before they could explode and kill.” 3 Robots such as Packbot and Talon were used to disarm IEDs which save lives of Soldiers and civilians. The proliferation of technology in the battlefield can be seen in today’s combat environment on the ground, sea and air and will continue to grow. He states that “man’s monopoly of warfare is being broken” because digital weapons such as Packbot, Talon, SWORDS, Predator, Global Hawk and many others are a “sign” that “we are entering the era of robots of war.” 4 He supports his theory of the proliferation of technology in weapons by looking at industry growth by providing quantifiable data of rapid growth in industry to meet demands. As he states “in 1999, there were nine companies with federal contracts in homeland security. By 2003, there were 3,512. In 2006, there were 33,890.” 5 Mr. Singer then provides a history of robots, trends, and what we can expect in the future. The book also provides a glimpse of what the author believes can be expected on future battlefields and changes that he thinks U.S. policy makers and military leaders need to address. Some of the changes that can be affected concern law of war, robots role in war, level of robot authority to fight wars and robot

In the 1984 film “The Terminator” a robotic assassin is sent from the future to kill a woman whose son will play a pivotal role in the upcoming war against the machines. This is simply a fictional story told for the entertainment of millions at the box office, but what if it could offer some insight into the future? Artificial Intelligence is growing rapidly and will be a major threat to humanity once it arrives. Some of the greatest minds of the 21st century, such as Stephen Hawking, think that the world should hold off on creating super intelligent AI until a means of controlling or shutting it down is in place. If the AI concludes that it no longer wants to share a planet with humans, humanity would have no defense.

The US has discussed AI issues with Japan, Korea, Germany, Poland, UK, and Italy. The issue of AI is also being discussed in the UN the G-7 and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. (Source 7). During these meeting it was recommended that the US government should develop a government-wide strategy on international engagement related to AI and should have strategies to account for the influence of AI on cybersecurity. Artificial intelligence in weaponry also raises the concern of “meaningful human control” in life or death situations. This could take the humanity out of fighting, if soldiers no longer have to face the people they may have to kill, who is to say they won’t shoot anyone they suspect of doing something unsavory. This is just a concern that should be addressed when deploying artificially intelligent machines to act in place of an army. On a different note, the use of AI may be able to predict attacks prior to them even occurring. An AI monitoring tool called iAWACS, or internet airborne warning and control system, is able to comb through tweet and images and predict the general mood of digital conversation (Fung). This can be helpful in preventing attacks or riots in an area. However, there is always the concern of cybersecurity and chances of hacking that would provide false information to lead the monitors off the trail of the

One risk of artificial intelligence is that machines can malfunction and not know when to stop advancing on the enemy or distinguish between an enemy and a citizen, and not have a risk of unnecessary carnage. Today’s modern warfare is high-paced, mobile, and technologically advanced. It has been stated that “today’s sophisticated weapons can malfunction, be too lethal, and their speed and effective range reduces reaction time and decreases the ability to distinguish

Using Artificial Intelligence, per ed.org, it is “Design intelligent agents to solve real-world problems including, search, games, machine learning, logic, and constraint satisfaction problems.” Therefore, we are allowing robots to accomplish the tasks of humans. Currently, they’re 19 countries that are calling for a ban of the further developing of AWS. The countries believe that the use of Artificial Intelligence will cripple the world forever. I agree with that statement. The movie Terminator is an example of the current topic in question. The movie Terminator is about robots that ended up in the wrong hands, and were programmed to wipe out humans. Sounds extreme, right? Well, believe it or not, this could be the potential outcome of our world. Although, there potentially good outcomes of AWS. There will be fewer casualties for humans during times of war. During combat, robots are proven to be efficient and accurate when it comes to destroying targets. Due to no emotions, they are also proven to handle complete tasks faster and with no hesitation. With that in mind, there are flaws pertaining to the use of

The United States military is one of the best technologically advanced fighting machines in the world. Since World War 2, the United States has had the strongest military. Recently, the U.S. Navy has

When it comes to the latest and fastest computers there is one place that all that technology can be found, the United States Military. There is no doubt that the U.S. Military is one of, if not the most technologically advanced armed forces in the world.

The ability to fund a war consisting entirely of machines would be an impossible feat for the wealthiest nations, let alone one severely in debt like our own. The United States is currently experiencing a national debt of over $18.4 trillion which is continuing to rise at an unprecedented rate(usdebtclock.org). At a cost of approximately $40 million dollars the U.S. has developed the RQ-1 Predator drone (militaryfactory.com). Although it does play an important role in today 's warfare, with the national debt continuing to rise there is no way the “United States [could continue being] the world 's dominant military power” by producing an army of machines as Kurzweil foresees. Some might say that spending in the military has never stopped us before why should it now? If we increase our spending in the military by such a degree we will reach our debt ceiling just as we did in October of 2013 essentially causing a government shutdown. This is why we continue to see the use of humans in war simply because humans are the most economical way to fight a war and to remain the world 's dominant military power.

Cyberwarfare - The strengthening of our advantage in the cyber domain directly influences the operational environment by preventing the degradation of the technological advantage we currently enjoy. Despite known and predicted risk, we currently have a 10:1 advantage over our nearest peer competitor China, as regards technology, research, and development. (Miller, p.11) A failure to protect and defend our cyber domain could have catastrophic effects on our infrastructure, economy, military capabilities, and even threaten the public’s confidence in our democratic process (CCJO JF 2030, p. A-1). Non-state actors use of cyber warfare presents a unique challenge to nation states in that it has the potential to degrade traditional forms of national power such as diplomacy, information, military and economic power (Miller, p.34).

The report “losing Humanity: The Case Against Killer Robots” calls for a ban on the use of drones; and argues that fully autonomous technologies like war robots would not meet the requirement of international humanitarian law (“Losing Humanity”). There are three specific criterions, mentioned in the report, that justify the dangers of using robots. First and for most, the war robots can barely distinguish if the target is a solider or a civilian; furthermore, the robots are unable to judge whether the collateral damage of the attack outweighs the military advantage (“Losing Humanity”). Since the robots can not correctly evaluate the risks involved in an attack, they are prone to make huge mistakes. Second, the use of autonomous drones in wars

Even though they are effective in military operations. But there are still people who disagree because some say machines can be unpredictable. In 2007, the United States deployed its first armed military robots in Iraq called Special Weapons Observation Remote Direct-Action System (SWORDS). The robots used Talon platforms equipped with an M249

In the book “Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence” by the National Research council staff, and published by National Academies Press, they talk about the importance of Artificial intelligence in the department of defense, especially in this day and age. They talk about how AI could help increase national security while reducing the risk for humans in hostile environments (ch.2 pg. 14). Along with that, it states that if we could advance far enough, the goal is to entirely replace the need to risk human life or injury in hostile places by creating robot surrogates that are programmed to behave in a socially acceptable way. With the combination of humans and remote controlled robots we could productively and safely fulfil necessary functions in very dangerous places. Also mentioned is the high quality and speedy production of systems, computers, and other technologies. Automated production technology is considered inexpensive and effective. To add on to what the National Council has said, I think that it’s rapid, reliable production is a wonderful way of protecting and defending ourselves, some people might argue that these robots are just machinery that costs money and are replacing our jobs, but I believe that the value of a human life is much more expensive than the technology protecting us.

"Artificial intelligence is the future of mankind; whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world.” Many think of a paranoid doomsday theorist pressing the issue of how he or she believes one-day artificial intelligence may destroy humanity while reading the above quote. However, such remarks are not to be taken lightly when relayed by one of the world’s most influential men and leader of the second most powerful military on the planet. According to the June 15, 2017, CNN article “Who Putin thinks will rule the world”, Vladimir Putin relayed this ominous message on a live, nationwide broadcast in Moscow. Putin’s remarks are the first of such comments made by any world leader. The remarks immediately gained attention from tech insiders and politicians alike. Tesla and Space-X CEO Elon Musk tweeted that “China, Russia, soon all countries w strong computer science. Competition for AI superiority at national level most likely cause of WW3 imo.” In “A.I Summoning the Demon” the idea that if left unchecked, artificial intelligence may pose ethical and moral dilemma’s for mankind.

As the future of warfare becomes more sophisticated, what will be the military technology of tomorrow? The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, believes that there are three possible answers to that question: nuclear warfare, biological/chemical warfare, or cyber warfare. While nuclear and biological warfare is conducted on a battlefield, cyber warfare operates via the Internet and computers. All of these weapons have the same destructive potential, but the circumstances surrounding

Artificial Intelligence plays a significant role in the field of Robotics. It is believed that progress in AI will lead to robots that can do nearly everything that humans can do in a more efficient way. There will be time when these machines will outperform humans if not controlled. Humans have become so dependent on these machines that it has started affecting lives in many ways, people have become lazy, machines are taking over jobs from their human counterparts and these machines can pose serious threats to human race in the near future.