Many have feared the day we must recognize that killer AI robots have come to fruition. They say necessity is the mother of invention, and Ukraine’s need for a means to continue fighting its war with Russia cannot be denied. So, the country has become a Silicon Valley for drones, autonomous weaponry, and more.
The country’s tech industry has begun adapting consumer technology, much of it right off the shelf, for modern warfare. The New York Times says companies are creating “technology that makes human judgment about targeting and firing increasingly tangential.” Autonomous systems currently keep a “human in the loop” to select and confirm targets. “Human in the loop” is an oft-used phrase by policymakers and AI ethicists, and one fear is that it may not always remain a requirement of the technology.
