A Dogfight Renews Concerns About AI's Lethal Potential
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A Dogfight Renews Concerns About AI's Lethal Potential

Publication Title
Wired
Publication/Creation Date
August 25 2020
Creators/Contributors
Will Knight (creator)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA (contributor)
Media Type
Magazine Article
Persuasive Intent
Information
Discursive Type
Responses To Inventions
Description

DeepMind was adapted to control an autonomous F-16 fighter plane in a Pentagon-funded contest to show off the capabilities of AI systems. In the final stage of the event, a similar algorithm went head-to-head with a real F-16 pilot using a VR headset and simulator controls. The AI pilot won, 5-0.

The episode reveals DeepMind caught between two conflicting desires. The company doesn’t want its technology used to kill people. On the other hand, publishing research and source code helps advance the field of AI and lets others build upon its results. But that also allows others to use and adapt the code for their own purposes.

HCI Platform
Wearables
Relation to Body
On
Related Body Part
Eye
Augments
Saving, Killing, Learning, Sharing, Harming
Technology Keywords
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Machine-Learning Algorithms, Virtual Reality (VR), Headsets, Dual-use Technology, Algorithms
Keywords
Unintended Consequences, Ethics, Values, Military, Combat, Civic Engagement, Automation, AI Literacy, Weapons
Marketing Keywords
DeepMind, Alphabet Inc., Google, AlphaDogfight, OpenAI
Source
https://www.wired.com/story/dogfight-renews-concerns-ai-lethal-potential/
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Will Knight
Condé Nast Inc.
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA
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Date archived
August 25 2020
Last edited
July 5 2021
How to cite this entry
Will Knight. (August 25 2020). "A Dogfight Renews Concerns About AI's Lethal Potential ". Wired. Condé Nast Inc.. Fabric of Digital Life. https://fabricofdigitallife.com/Detail/objects/4756