The New York Times reports that some countries and organizations are attempting to enact restrictions on AI military technology, but the United States and others are resistant. Veuer’s Matt Hoffman has the details.
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00:00AI isn't just for self-driving cars anymore.
00:03Soon, the military may be using it to kill people intentionally.
00:06AI-powered drones are set to play an increasing role in global warfare.
00:10Last year, the Defense Department announced that it's working on deploying swarms of such machines.
00:15And while less is known about China's programs,
00:17last year that country announced an autonomous wingman drone
00:20which can accompany manned combat aircraft.
00:22The New York Times reports that some governments and organizations
00:25are trying to work with the United Nations to enact regulations on these sorts of weapons.
00:29But the United States wants any such regulations to be non-binding.
00:33According to the Times, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall argued that
00:36AI drones need to be freed from direct human supervision, saying quote,
00:40Individual decisions versus not doing individual decisions
00:43is the difference between winning and losing.
00:45And you're not going to lose.
00:47And the U.S. has some international support for this position,
00:50including from its rival Russia.
00:52We understand that for many delegations, the priority is human control.
01:00For the Russian Federation, the priorities are somewhat different.
01:04Our priority and other priority is continuing discussion
01:08on such aspects as military application of lethal autonomous weapons systems.
01:15But regulation proponents say restrictions can't wait.
01:18The Times quoted Pakistani Ambassador Khalil Hashmi as saying at a U.N. meeting,
01:22The window of opportunity to act is rapidly diminishing
01:25as we prepare for a technological breakout.