The Dangers of Military-Grade AI (Artificial Intelligence)

Military-grade artificial intelligence will soon be the norm in warfare. And even if the international community agrees to ban it, it may not be enough. The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in warfare could have devastating consequences for humanity. AI is now being integrated into military operations to lower human casualties, but what are the […]

The Arrival of our AI Overlords

AI can already complete investment memos, produce prose written in the style of famous people and generate business ideas. What’s next?

The Army’s potential new robot battle buddies

This article was written by Alex Hollings and originally published on Sandboxx. The U.S. Army Research Lab recently paired a human soldier with a battlefield robot in the first real-world demonstration of how robots can give American troops the edge in a 21st-century fight. The new Army robot being tested as a sort of battle-buddy […]

Artificial Intelligence beats human pilot in dogfight

This article was written by Alex Hollings and originally published on Sandboxx. DARPA’s AlphaDogfight trials have officially come to a close. Heron Systems’ incredible artificial intelligence pilot system defeated not only its industry competitors but went on to secure five straight victories against a highly trained U.S. Air Force F-16 pilot, without the human pilot […]

Huawei and the Chinese surveillance network in Africa

Editor’s note: This article was written by Eren Ersozoglu and originally published on Grey Dynamics.  Since 2012, the U.S. has accused Huawei of being a potential tool for surveillance abroad. While on the surface Huawei is not state-owned, Chinese legislation requires companies to assist in national intelligence work. And this should be viewed in the […]

Pentagon releases new Artificial Intelligence guidelines

The U.S. Department of Defense released a set of guidelines for how artificial intelligence (AI) should be deployed on the battlefield. These guidelines are intended to provide for the ethical use of new technologies that are increasingly defining modern warfare. Among the principles laid out was the call for personnel to “exercise appropriate levels of […]