Monday, February 5, 2018

Will Artificial Intelligence Win The Next Cold War?


Jeremy Straub, Business Insider/The Conversation: AI could win the next Cold War

* Recently, Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested that artificial intelligence may be the way Russia can rebalance the power shift created by the US.
* This indicates that AI could be the deciding factor in the next cold war, if there is one.
* While wide use of AI-powered cyberattacks may still be some time away, countries are starting to recognize the important of AI cyber technology.

It is easy to confuse the current geopolitical situation with that of the 1980s. The United States and Russia each accuse the other of interfering in domestic affairs. Russia has annexed territory over U.S. objections, raising concerns about military conflict.

As during the Cold War after World War II, nations are developing and building weapons based on advanced technology. During the Cold War, the weapon of choice was nuclear missiles; today it’s software, whether its used for attacking computer systems or targets in the real world.

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WNU Editor:  We are still far far away from having real AI platforms .... but it is the "next big thing" that some are hoping for.

2 comments:

James said...

I think we are a little ways away from this, about 10 years, but I'm not the one who is well versed on this subject. It's the support systems development that will take the most time.

Anonymous said...

Wnu you keep saying things like "real AI platform". You perhaps mean general AI. General AI is not needed for military. Please try to understand this. Federated narrow AIs are happening now. Not in a distant future. Now.