Congress Wants a 'Manhattan Project' for Military Artificial Intelligence

[rangerrebew]

Congress Wants a 'Manhattan Project' for Military Artificial Intelligence
 
29 Sep 2020
Military.com | By Hope Hodge Seck

A new bipartisan congressional report calls for the Defense Department to get a lot more serious about the race to acquire artificial intelligence and autonomous capabilities, modeling efforts to become dominant in these spheres after the "Manhattan Project" initiative to test and develop nuclear weapons in the 1940s.

On Tuesday, the House Armed Services Committee released the results of a yearlong review, co-led by Reps. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., and Jim Banks, R-Ind., aimed at assessing U.S. military capabilities and preparedness to meet current threats. The 87-page Future of Defense Task Force Report contains some expected findings -- China and Russia are identified as the top security threats to the U.S. and modernization is described as an urgent need -- but there are surprising points of emphasis.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/09/29/congress-wants-manhattan-project-military-artificial-intelligence.html

[sneakypete]

Almost sounds like they can't wait to get soldiers who will never question orders or refuse them for moral reasons,doesn't it?

[catfish1957]

How about a Manhattan type Project for finding general intellignece for Congress.