C Raja Mohan writes: India, ‘killer robots’ and the China challenge

Published on November 15, 2023

Like all major technological advances, artificial intelligence poses major challenges to the world in developing responsible use in civil and military domains. While the discussion on promoting and regulating the civilian use of AI has gained much ground in recent years, the discourse on military uses has begun to gain international traction. There is a growing global sentiment, on the one hand, for a severe limitation of the military applications of AI, especially autonomous weapons that can operate without human control. On the other hand, major powers are already investing heavily in the accelerated development of greater autonomy, based on AI, for weapons systems.

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