CSET’s Emelia Probasco shared her insight in an article published by The Washington Post. The article examines escalating tensions between the Pentagon and Anthropic over how the company’s AI model can be used in military systems, including disputes over safeguards related to autonomous weapons, surveillance, and government demands for broader access to the technology.
Modern military operations are complex, involving thousands of people making life-and-death decisions quickly. Not surprisingly, those people make mistakes, and AI tools could manage campaigns in all sorts of ways short of pulling the trigger.CSET Senior Fellow, Emelia Probasco
Discussing the role of AI in modern military decision-making, Probasco said, “Modern military operations are complex, involving thousands of people making life-and-death decisions quickly.” She added, “Not surprisingly, those people make mistakes, and AI tools could manage campaigns in all sorts of ways short of pulling the trigger.”
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