American Division of Protection coverage already bans synthetic intelligence from autonomously launching nuclear weapons. However amid rising fears of AI spurred by a plethora of potential threats, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has determined to make extra-double-sure it might’t.
As introduced earlier this week, Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) and Representatives Ted Lieu (D-CA), Don Beyer (D-VA), and Ken Buck (R-CO) have launched the Block Nuclear Launch by Autonomous AI Act, which might “prohibit the usage of Federal funds to launch a nuclear weapon utilizing an autonomous weapons system that’s not topic to significant human management.” The act would codify current Pentagon guidelines for nuclear weapons, which, as of 2022, learn thusly:
“In all instances, the…
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