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A few weeks ago, at the @HRF Oslo Freedom Forum, I had a great chat with some lovely folks from @ForeignPolicy about the implications of AI and autonomous weapons for freedom, security and democracy.
Have a listen here:
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A couple of years ago, the IDF acquired an AI system called Fire Weaver, which automates the "kill-chain" in urban combat operations. Here's a video from the manufacturer showing how it works.
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In his big speech on AI, Rishi Sunak says he was shown an AI model that can "diagnose blindness" by looking at a picture of an eye.
I'm no ophthalmologist, but I'm pretty sure there's an easier way to diagnose blindness...
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It frankly terrifies me that this is the level of discourse at the top of the AI field right now.
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Um why is Bing Chat hitting me up out of the blue from an app that’s not even open? Talk about thirsty texting.
Speaking about lethal autonomous weapons at a recent recent conference, Palantir CEO Alex Karp said "These things should be regulated."
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Ok got it.
ALT Screengrab of The Guardian article with the following lines highlighted: "For the first time in France, this would allow automated video camera surveillance, in which AI algorithms would be used to detect suspicious or “abnormal” activity in crowds. These algorithms would analyse video images from fixed CCTV cameras or drones, highlighting behaviour deemed abnormal or suspicious, which would be automatically signalled to police, who could act."