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Concerns Raised Over AI in Autonomous Weapons Target Selection

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A discussion on Mastodon highlights concerns about the use of AI in autonomous weapons systems, particularly regarding target selection. The author argues that attributing target selection to the system when a human inputs GPS coordinates is a mischaracterization. The post suggests that issues with weapon mistargeting are more likely due to countermeasures rather than AI, while acknowledging valid criticisms of real AI-assisted targeting systems like Project Maven and those used in Gaza. AI

IMPACT Raises questions about the ethical and practical implications of AI in lethal autonomous weapons systems, potentially influencing policy discussions.

RANK_REASON The cluster consists of a social media post discussing the implications of AI in autonomous weapons, which falls under commentary.

Read on Mastodon — fosstodon.org →

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Concerns Raised Over AI in Autonomous Weapons Target Selection

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Following up because it's still bothering me: “If you want to have these long-strike capabilities, which, as you can see, are changing the dynamic, you can’t re

    Following up because it's still bothering me: “If you want to have these long-strike capabilities, which, as you can see, are changing the dynamic, you can’t rely on remote control. You have to automate them,” Mr. Sarts said. “By definition, that means you give up the decision as…

    LINKS en.wikipedia.org/…/Project_Maven en.wikipedia.org/…/AI-assisted_targeting_… en.wikipedia.org/…/Project

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