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CNAS report examines impact of heavy gear load on soldiersThe ground troops of the U.S. armed forces are carrying more and more gear. A review by the Center for a New American Security says that soldiers in recent wars have carried 9...
By Paul Scharre
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Sounding an AI alarm in Congress over ChinaThe Trump administration has done little to support artificial intelligence research, experts say. Now, the top members of a House subcommittee are calling for a plan to maint...
By Paul Scharre
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Defense Department pledges billions toward artificial intelligence researchThe military’s research arm said Friday it will invest up to $2 billion over the next five years toward new programs advancing artificial intelligence, stepping up both a tech...
By Gregory C. Allen
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'Slaughterbots': U.S., Russia lead fight to block 'killer robots' banIn Geneva, it’s the big guy versus the little guy. And the big guy has robots on his side. More than two dozen nations are using a key United Nations meeting this week to push...
By Elsa B. Kania
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Why AI researchers shouldn’t turn their backs on the militaryMore than 2,400 AI researchers recently signed a pledge promising not to build so-called autonomous weapons—systems that would decide on their own whom to kill. This follows G...
By Paul Scharre
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The General Is a Robot: Artificial Intelligence Goes to WarN THE 1970 science fiction film “Colossus: The Forbin Project,” the United States decides to turn over control of its strategic arsenal to Colossus, a massive supercomputer. B...
By Paul Scharre
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Hackers Already Attacking Midterm Elections, Raising U.S. AlarmsThe U.S. midterm elections are at increasing risk of interference by foreign adversaries led by Russia, and cybersecurity experts warn the Trump administration isn’t adequatel...
By Kara Frederick & Michael Sulmeyer
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Book review: ‘Army of None: Autonomous weapons and the future of war’Paul Scharre’s new book on autonomous weapons begins with an account of an incident he experienced while on patrol as a US Army Ranger in Afghanistan in 2004. A young girl of...
By Paul Scharre
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Trump's comments on meddling put cybersecurity back in spotlightAs President Donald Trump stood next to Vladimir Putin in Helsinki and called the Russian president's denials of Russian meddling "extremely strong," he snapped back into focu...
By Michael Sulmeyer
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Leading AI researchers vow to not develop autonomous weaponsIn a letter published online, 2,400 researchers in 36 countries joined 160 organizations in calling for a global ban on lethal autonomous weapons. Such systems pose a grave th...
By Paul Scharre
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Report: The U.S. is unprepared for the AI futureAdvances in artificial intelligence are supercharging propaganda, espionage, and cybercrime, threatening "the end of truth," says a new report from the Center for a New Americ...
By Paul Scharre
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In Army of None, a field guide to the coming world of autonomous warfareThe Silicon Valley-military industrial complex is increasingly in the crosshairs of artificial intelligence engineers. A few weeks ago, Google was reported to be backing out ...
By Paul Scharre
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Injured in Training or Injured in Combat? It Makes a Big Difference in Vets’ Access to CareParker Dial was a 21-year-old Marine on his way to Iraq in 2007 when his unit stopped in Kuwait for final training before going into combat. That training included a variety o...
By Paul Scharre & Lauren Fish
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Pentagon Will Expand AI Project Prompting Protests at GoogleAt Google's Campus in Mountain View, California, executives are trying to assuage thousands of employees protesting a contract with the Pentagon’s flagship artificial-intellig...
By Robert O. Work
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Fighting Wars Past, Present and FutureOne of the most interesting books on military affairs that I have read in some time is ARMY OF NONE: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War (Norton, $27.95). Its author, Pau...
By Paul Scharre
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Which Countries Will Win the Global AI Race?The announcement earlier in May from the White House was blunt: The federal government is creating a committee of academics and private industry experts to explore the untappe...
By Paul Scharre
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The U.S. Army Is Turning to Robot SoldiersFrom the spears hurled by Romans to the missiles launched by fighter pilots, the weapons humans use to kill each other have always been subject to improvement. Militaries seek...
By Paul Scharre
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New Study Says Shoulder-Fired Weapons Are Hazardous for the BrainService members risk brain damage when operating shoulder-fired heavy weapons like the AT4, LAW, and Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle, according to a new report by the Center for ...
By Paul Scharre & Lauren Fish
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Winter Isn't Coming, but Hal's Grandkids AreThe field of artificial intelligence (AI) has known some historical ups and downs. Breakthroughs and false hopes came in cycles, along with peaks and valleys of interest and f...
By Paul Scharre
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Federal 'turf war' complicates cybersecurity effortsLawmakers are concerned that bureaucratic turf wars are complicating the federal response to cyber threats. The issue took center stage this week, as senators on the Homeland ...
By Michael Sulmeyer
