Computer expert: 'AI weapon' can wipe out humanity

AI-driven weapons will appear on future battlefields, said Gordon Cooke, director of the West Point Simulation Center and professor in the Department of Military Instruction at the US Military Academy at West Point. Articles posted on the US Army website.

With the ability to process information quickly and perform many tasks that replace humans, artificial intelligence (AI) is feared to "rob" some people's jobs in certain fields. However, not only that, humanity can also face the risk of being wiped out by weapons created from AI in the style of "terminators".

This is a warning from Professor Stuart Russell - a computer expert, when he thinks the risks from artificial intelligence-based mechanical machines are so great that they need to be banned.

"An AI-powered drone as small as a shoe polish box can even be deadly," Professor Stuart said. "Remember, only about 3g of explosives is enough to kill people at close enough distance."

"Meanwhile, a container containing millions of destructive weapons in the same way can be sent simultaneously around the world."

Adding that, Professor Stuart Russell emphasized that concerns about AI are as present as climate change. "I think it's really important and urgent," said Prof. "It's not the fear when you wake up in the morning and the fear of being killed by your laptop, it's about thinking about the future."

"The weapons we've been talking about for the past six or seven years are now starting to be manufactured and sold publicly," Professor Stuart Russell said.

Gordon Cooke - Director of the West Point Simulation Center and Professor in the Department of Military Instruction at the US Military Academy at West Point - also made the comment that AI-controlled weapons will appear on wars. future school in an article posted on the US Army website.

Artificial intelligence can cause unpredictable dangers, and should be strictly controlled (Image: Getty Images).

With the development of current technology, it is normal and possible to build a cheap, automated AI system that can detect, track and engage humans with deadly fire. easily at home. It's not science fiction, it's reality.

Last August, a series of military drones and tank-like robots appeared in the sky and above roads about 65km from the city of Seattle (USA).

This was just an exercise organized by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, a division of the Pentagon that studies blue skies.

The robots are equipped with nothing dangerous other than radio transmitters, which are designed to simulate interactions with both hostile and friendly robots.

However, many people question that if these technologies fall into the wrong hands, or terrorists, what will be the severe consequences?

"Deadly self-propelled weapons are so cheap that any terrorist can afford them," said Professor Max Tegmark of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. According to him, AI weapons should be banned like biological weapons. "I think one day we will regret more AI weapons than we regret arming the Taliban."

According to Paul Scharre, author of self-propelled weapons and the future of war, it is time to have a discussion about self-propelled weapons technology.