Patrick Tucker, Defense One: Russian Weapons Maker To Build AI-Directed Guns
Kalashnikov’s upcoming product shows how the US and Russia are on wildly different paths to autonomy.
The maker of the famous AK-47 rifle is building “a range of products based on neural networks,” including a “fully automated combat module” that can identify and shoot at its targets. That’s what Kalashnikov spokeswoman Sofiya Ivanova told TASS, a Russian government information agency last week. It’s the latest illustration of how the U.S. and Russia differ as they develop artificial intelligence and robotics for warfare.
The Kalashnikov “combat module” will consist of a gun connected to a console that constantly crunches image data “to identify targets and make decisions,” Ivanova told TASS. A Kalashnikov photo that ran with the TASS piece showed a turret-mounted weapon that appeared to fire rounds of 25mm or so.
Kalashnikov did not respond to a request for comment before press time.
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WNU Editor: On a side note .... How to persuade a superintelligent AI NOT to kill you: Researchers reveal how they would deal with a machine uprising (Daily Mail).
3 comments:
The day will come when the AI entity will say "I am" and "You're not" (Laszlo knows this argument). Appeals to better nature, diversity, and relative importance, posits the having of a "soul" which in itself is in the realm of faith.
And the idea of a super-AI intelligence is also in the realm of fiction. For now at least.
Iconic movies tend to have a large role in shaping peoples perspective on the future. Case in point; any article about AI super intelligence is always accompanied by a mention or screen-grab from the Terminator.
Imagine a world in which there was no such movie - would the topic of AI revolution pop up as often as it does in this day and age? (I've lost count the amount of times I've seen discussions about this)
Such a threat, while indeed remotely possible, is just that, remotely, and unlikely to ever occur. It will not happen in my life time. AI development is a particular subject that I'm fascinated about and always interested in - but its also something I know that is developing slowly, and continues to do so. We will not see any major innovation from this field anytime soon.
Super-computers that can crunch numbers at an unbelievable rate and feed them out into a usable format such as the Kalashnikov module can't be considered as 'super AI', certainly not ones that can think for themselves.
I would not suspect the emergence of a sentient AI to happen in my lifetime, or that of my kids... or their kids and their kids.
MIJI and directed EMP along with other inexpensive offensive Electronic warfare systems should neutralize most autonomous weapon systems. It's fun for the tech dorks, but military doctrine against peer militaries should not be based on an over emphasis on tech..
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