STUDIES on the ethics of AI-based autonomous weapons are being funded by US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to the extent of millions of dollars. The significance of this recent announcement, especially for those not fully plugged into this area, requires a brief and simple explanation of the backdrop.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its successor, Generative AI (Gen AI), have taken the world by storm, especially with user-friendly apps. ChatGPT and its like have enabled even those with minimal computer literacy to access and use AI. The ability of these apps to understand text or audio and to respond almost instantly with creative (if not original) text or video images is truly magical. Further progress towards artificial general intelligence (AGI) and ultimately to artificial super intelligence opens mind-boggling possibilities, to the point of being scary.
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