Why we should all be rooting for boring AI:
Plus: Regulating emotion recognition.
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Why Unremarkable AI Could Be SaferThe article warns about AI in warfare and presents administrative tasks as a lower-risk alternative.
Key FactsAug 22, 2023 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- The US Department of Defense announced a Generative AI Task Force in early August to analyze and integrate AI tools.
- The article says generative AI in warfare could cause deadly accidents and make responsibility unclear.
- The article says US rules are only recommendations; the then-upcoming EU AI Act would exempt military applications.
- The article identifies administrative and productivity tasks as lower-risk uses for generative AI.
In the event of an accident—regardless of whether the human was wrong, the computer was wrong, or they were wrong together—the person who made the ‘decision’ will absorb the blame and protect everyone else along the chain of command from the full impact of accountability.— From Arthur Holland Michel's article on the ethics of AI in warfare; the quoted line describes how accountability would be assigned in AI-enabled conflict.
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