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Artificial intelligence should not control nuclear weapons use, officials say

By Joel Gehrke
Published February 17, 2023 12:16am ET
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Artificial intelligence should not control nuclear weapons use, officials say
Artificial intelligence systems should not control “actions critical” to the use of nuclear weapons, according to a new U.S. proposal on the military applications of the emerging technology. “States should maintain human control and involvement for all actions critical to informing and executing sovereign decisions concerning nuclear weapons employment,” the State Department declared Thursday. That […]

Artificial intelligence systems should not control “actions critical” to the use of nuclear weapons, according to a new U.S. proposal on the military applications of the emerging technology.

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