AI in defense refers to the use of artificial intelligence technologies to enhance military capabilities, such as autonomous drones, cyber defense, and strategic decision-making. Proponents argue that AI can significantly enhance military effectiveness, provide strategic advantages, and improve national security. Opponents argue that AI poses ethical risks, potential loss of human control, and can lead to unintended consequences in critical situations.
@ISIDEWITH5mos5MO
No
@9VFDL8Q2wks2W
Ai is too heavily relied on in current day history. I feel that if Ai was to turn sentient and turn on us, we would have no counter to them, ultimately rendering us useless to the enemy, and being wiped out. Now, if they were to gain power to our defense weapons, like missiles, transport and nuclear arsenal, they could make the whole world turn on us, or we could be blown off the face of the earth.
@ISIDEWITH5mos5MO
Yes
@9VFDL8Q2wks2W
Watch Terminator series, Avengers age of ultron, I have no mouth but I must scream, Irobot, and literally every other movie where the Ai turns sentient and turns into the humans.
@9MW6R3Z 5mos5MO
The development general AI is an existential threat to humanity. If we do not regulate AI early the risk of this threat becoming reality increases. If General AI is not regulated where its parameters prevents violence. There is no telling what it will do or what it is capable of.
@ISIDEWITH1mo1MO
Do you think letting machines make life-and-death decisions in military conflicts is a necessary step forward or does it cross an ethical line?
@9VNPZW2 1wk1W
I believe it crosses an ethical line definitely.
To me it makes sense for humans to have to make the decision when it comes to the killing and destruction of other humans.
Due to things such as; Empathy, Morality, and Emotion.
Things an Artificial Intelligence does not have.
Granted, things like that could be PROGRAMMED into the A.I, but the A.I will never be able to come up with such things itself, and eventually, due to flaws in programming/a loophole the designers did not see, a catastrophe could pretty easily happen.
Yeah. I think it crosses an ethical line.
A.I has no personal way to tell when to stop. Only that it needs to get from point A to point B.
And who knows what it might do to get there?.
@9VMX3HH1wk1W
i don`t think we should be using machines to make decisions.
@9VGX7TCConservative2wks2W
It is not an ethical line of defense or decisions.
@9VFTSSS2wks2W
I believe it crosses an ethical line because its not realistic
@9VWVZQB5 days5D
Yes, but should not be replacing any jobs. It should be a research tool opposed to a replacement to human input. It's not powerful enough yet in my eyes
@9VSPPZL1wk1W
i believe that if the government were to invest in (ai) they should add restrictions and be extremely cautious and at some point take hypothetical scenarios into account. but overall (ai) should be used for everything in term of research and methods on how to possibly do things such as agriculture and environmental safety.
@9VMWZRK1wk1W
Artificial Intelligence Should be abolished as it is dangerous and can be easily manipulated, human intelligence is superior. .
@9VMJ4572wks2W
Only if not doing so poses a threat to national security -- and not for any other purpose besides national security
@9VCJBMD2wks2W
Yes, but only so we don't get far behind in military technology. And as long as it can be overridden easily.
@9V9JVX33wks3W
I believe it should be utilized, and maintained by the proper people of power, and be used for good against humanity. For example: in wars to be used against certain gases, and more.
@9V9BQ4C3wks3W
There are good and bad qualities to artificial intelligence so it all depends on the applications of the AI and where the spending goes towards it.
@9TZKMBH3wks3W
Other countries may use it, but it is certainly a scary idea, and I wouldn't want to be without it if they attack us with it, so yes and no.
@9TZHZWZ3wks3W
Artificial Intelligence is good to invest in, unless it is used to protect us. I trust real people with morals rather than a robot with my safety and security.
@9TY279W4wks4W
Yes, as long as the systems are tested on a regular basis to lessen mechanical error as much as possible. Also, don't set up the mostly deadly mechanisms, for example, nuclear missiles.
@9TWK4RLConservative4wks4W
Defense applications in the sense of the Canadian military being able to use it to identify threats from foreign countries yes.
yes but they need to understand that AI cannot be used for every single defense. we still need to make our own solutions but i can see how AI can assist to improve defense plans
@9TPFV661mo1MO
it would advance our technology and we can use it for defense, but i feel like they are gaining way too much power
@9TP8MJS1mo1MO
Yes and no because if this investment is opened to the public then everywhere we go would be ai and a lot of people will use it for unnecessary preposes.
AI is not that competent in that field as of now so it might not be the best now but they could start somewhere
@9VKMP3G2wks2W
at the current stage of AI development that would lead to more harm than good, however in the future once the technology is more developed that could be beneficial.
@9VJLT3Z2wks2W
It is inevitable that they will do this, but they should setup an AI ethics commission for general use of AI and be very careful in their usage of AI. It is a Pandora's box.
@9VDRGX42wks2W
no the government should work on developing the humans brain instead of creating (AI) for defense applications.
@9TMG6DR1mo1MO
I don't have anything against AI, but AI could lead to problems like identity fraud and other major problems.
@9TKHGCV1mo1MO
Hoping we all watched Terminator, we need to implement immense security and strict control measures if we do invest in AI defense. So yes, we should invest in AI defense, but keep a strict fist clenched over it.
@9TJX5971mo1MO
Yes, provided it is under constant review by a third party government agency of bipartisans overseeing this.
@9T9Y95Z1mo1MO
yes but it should be limited and the ai should have a killswitch along with it being overseen by a human.
@9NLQQF34mos4MO
like, from a realist perspective or is this about my ideology?
@9NGY3VK5mos5MO
I'm extremely iffy on it since I've seen and read too much horror stories about AI defenses. Try reading "I Have No Mouth But I Must Scream" and answer yes with confidence, I dare you
@9NC8GVS5mos5MO
Yes, but only if we can be sure that it isn't going to be used against the people.
@9MV4GBF5mos5MO
I think they should invest in it for certain uses like enemy detection software but if it can shoot on its own without a human there, I think it should be banned
@9MT6HBBNew Democratic5mos5MO
should only be for military use and not on civilians
@9MSLPDY5mos5MO
I prefer to keep a neutral position in politics after.
depends on how serious the situation, and if the AI has been carefully tested and works properly
@9MNG73Z5mos5MO
it should be used as application with limited use not at excess still decision should depend on human intelligence and Human control
@9MKVW9V5mos5MO
No, geopolitics is complex and cannot be calculated.
@9MKBK8SConservative5mos5MO
AI can be used for things such intelligence gathering or tactal purposes. However, any weapon systems should be human controlled.
@9T43Q5N1mo1MO
Yes and No, using AI to enhance military capabilities should be to some extent. Giving full control could be a risk for dangerous situations.
@9T3TX4DNew Democratic1mo1MO
It really depends on how AI evolves. I get that it could (in some cases) give a second opinion if the military were making plans or decisions, however, it also takes time and knowledge to figure out the logistics of the AI generated opinion. If it is able to give proper answers and opinions with thorough explanations behind them, then maybe then the government could invest in AI.
@9SZHZL31mo1MO
Yes, but to the extent that it is thoroughly monitored and used minimally with human evaluation of AI decisions
@9SVW64D2mos2MO
Yes but again make sure it’s well controlled, understood and not entirely dependent on AI and that there is a way to overrule an ai command.
@9SMKCNKIndependent2mos2MO
Should invest in AI technologies but great vigilance and with concrete details and barriers that make sure that nothing goes out of hands.
Other militaries will still invest in this tech, no matter how abhorrent it is to think about an AI manned gun.
@9RCHXWB3mos3MO
gov't should invest in regulating AI and in diplomacy initiatives around the ethical implications of AI before any tech gets applied practically.
@9RCBSYB3mos3MO
Semi-autonomous drones would be acceptable, i.e., no serious action without human approval. Cyber defense in order to provide warnings, alerts, blocking and locking out to wait for human action would be acceptable. Decision-making should be left to humans but AI can provide all relevant information so as to allow for a well informed decision. Humans should retain control in all cases.
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