Regulate Military Use of Emerging Tech Before ‘Armageddon,’ New Report Urges
The Arms Control Association releases a new report warning that if nations do not accept a new framework for regulating emerging technologies in defense, they risk ‘global catastrophe.’ They argue that the transfer of technologies like AI into militaries increases the speed of threats to strategic stability.
The report finds that the US Department of Defense’s own AI and autonomous weapons guidelines must be bolder and more comprehensive. Along with other nations, the report argues, the US should adopt new regulations due to the risk that an unpredictable outbreak of conflict or even nuclear war can result from a lack of proper handling of these technologies. The innovation pathway between industries and militaries is highlighted as needing greater understanding.