Artificial Stupidity: Fumbling The Handoff From AI To Human Control

Artificial Stupidity: Fumbling The Handoff From AI To Human Control
Artificial Stupidity: Fumbling The Handoff From AI To Human Control

Science fiction taught us to fear smart machines we can’t control. But reality should teach us to fear smart machines that need us to take control when we’re not ready. From Patriot missiles to Tesla cars to Airbus jets, automated systems have killed human beings, not out of malice, but because the humans operating them…

War Without Fear: DepSecDef Work On How AI Changes Conflict

War Without Fear: DepSecDef Work On How AI Changes Conflict
War Without Fear: DepSecDef Work On How AI Changes Conflict

APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY: “Brothers and sisters, my name is Bob Work, and I have sinned,” the Deputy Secretary of Defense said to laughter. There’s widespread agreement in the military that artificial intelligence, robotics, and human-machine teaming will change the way that war is waged, Work told an AI conference here Thursday, “but I am starting…

Army Pays Scientists $90 Mil To Smash Stuff Good

WASHINGTON: The US Army is traditionally the most low-tech of the four armed services, but the quest for lighter, stronger armor for troops and vehicles alike puts them on the cutting edge of materials science, from advanced ceramics to carbon nanotubes. That’s the reason the Army made an award worth up to $90 million over…