Are We On The Verge Of An AI Arms Race?

CBC News: Hawking, Musk, Wozniak warn of military artificial intelligence arms race

Imagine an armed helicopter that can search for and kill people based on certain pre-defined criteria. Or an artificially intelligent robot outfitted with weapons performing pre-programmed patrols, without any human intervention.

It may sound like something out of a science-fiction movie. But more than 1,000 tech and robotics experts — including Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak — are warning that an AI arms race is on the horizon — not within decades, but years.

More News On Leading Scientists And Tech LeadersExpressing Their Worries That We Are On The Verge Of An AI Arms Race

Tech leaders warn of killer robot arms race -- Financial Times
Hawking, Musk: "Starting a military AI arms race is a bad idea" -- CBS

Musk, Hawking, Wozniak call for ban on autonomous weapons and military AI -- Arstechnica

'Killer robots' with AI must be banned, urge Stephen Hawking, Noam Chomsky and thousands of others in open letter -- The Independent
AI will make a global arms race 'virtually inevitable': Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk call for ban on automated smart weapons -- Daily Mail
Musk, Hawking, Wozniak: Ban AI warfare, autonomous weapons -- Extreme Tech
Ban autonomous weapons, urge AI experts including Hawking, Musk and Wozniak -- CNET
Musk, Hawking, and Chomsky warn of impending robot wars fueled by AI -- The Verge
Hawking, Musk Warn Of ‘Virtually Inevitable’ AI Arms Race -- Tech Crunch
Ban Killer Robots Before They Take Over, Stephen Hawking & Elon Musk Say -- Live Science
The Scientists and Technologists Who Want To Keep AI Out of Weapons -- Defense One
Musk, Wozniak and Hawking urge ban on warfare AI and autonomous weapons -- The Guardian
Do We Need To Ban Killer AI? -- Popular Mechanics
Why Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking Are Warning of an AI Arms Race -- Inc.com