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Zena Assaad, Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering, Australian National University

AI weapons are dangerous in war. But saying they can’t be held accountable misses the point

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In a speech to the United Nations Security Council last month, Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Penny Wong, took aim at artificial intelligence (AI).

While she said the technology “heralds extraordinary promise” in fields such as health and education, she also said its potential use in nuclear weapons and unmanned systems challenges the future of humanity:

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