Should Pentagon Let Robots Kill Humans? Maybe
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on July 10, 2017 at 4:00 AM
A Punisher unmanned ground vehicle follows a soldier during the PACMAN-I experiment in Hawaii.
Imagine battles unfolding faster than the human mind can handle, with artificial intelligences choosing their tactics and targets largely on their own. The former four-star commander in Afghanistan, John Allen, and an artificial intelligence entrepreneur, Amir Husain, have teamed up to develop a concept for what they call “hyperwar,” rolled out in the July issue of Proceedings. It’s an intriguing take on the quest for the AI edge we here at Breaking Defense have called the War Algorithm — but their article leaves some crucial questions unanswered.
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