Trust but Verify: US Troops, Artificial Intelligence, and an Uneasy Partnership

Published on January 16, 2024

Trust But Verify: US Troops, Artificial Intelligence, and an Uneasy Partnership

Advancements in artificial intelligence have exacerbated the debate surrounding the development of lethal autonomous weapons systems. These killer robots can identify, track, and prosecute targets on their own, without human oversight, and have been used during conflicts in Gaza, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Ukraine. Critics caution against heightened autonomy in war, citing the potential for abuse that can lead to unintended consequences, including crisis escalation and civilian casualties. Advocates claim the opposite, emphasizing robotic agency in future conflict. They contend that AI-enhanced weapons will encourage human-machine teaming that helps countries maintain lethal overmatch of adversaries while doing so more justly than conventional weapons controlled by humans, particularly because AI is thought to minimize the potential for collateral damage.

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