The world needs international rules on the use of military artificial intelligence to prevent a new arms race and global catastrophe. This was stated by the Ambassador of China for arms control to the UN, Li Sung, writes SCMP…
The use of artificial intelligence technology could change the future of war and potentially trigger humanitarian crises, he said. He called on strong countries to show restraint when developing such systems, as well as to strengthen oversight of military AI to reduce the risks of its proliferation.
“China opposes the use of artificial intelligence technologies to achieve absolute military superiority and undermine the sovereignty and territorial security of other countries,” said Li Song.
The document presented by the diplomat says that strengthening the regulation of the use of AI for military purposes will help build trust between countries, maintain global strategic stability, prevent an arms race and ease humanitarian problems.
China urged countries to abide by international law and ethics when developing weapons or waging war using artificial intelligence in order to reduce collateral losses and avoid indiscriminate destruction, misuse or abuse.
He added that there is a need to improve security assessment and technology control to ensure that AI systems are controlled by humans.
The document also proposes a multilateral mechanism to facilitate the exchange of experiences, as well as assist developing countries in gaining access to artificial intelligence technologies, ensuring “the rights of all powers to the development and peaceful use of technology”.
“Approaches that draw ideological boundaries between countries and generalize the concept of national security should be avoided,” the report says.
Despite the announcement, China has previously shown great interest in new military technologies, including artificial intelligence. The People’s Liberation Army has already funded several similar projects.
According to the Pentagon report “On the military power of China in 2021” Potential PRC military applications could include artificial intelligence and advanced robotics to be used for advanced data utilization, decision support, manufacturing, unmanned systems and C4ISR.
We will remind, in December, UN Secretary General António Guterres called for action against “killer robots”.
In November, UNESCO adopted the first global AI ethics standard.
In September, UN Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet called for a ban on certain types of artificial intelligence.
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The world needs international rules on the use of military artificial intelligence to prevent a new arms race and global catastrophe. This was stated by the Ambassador of China for arms control to the UN, Li Sung, writes SCMP…
The use of artificial intelligence technology could change the future of war and potentially trigger humanitarian crises, he said. He called on strong countries to show restraint when developing such systems, as well as to strengthen oversight of military AI to reduce the risks of its proliferation.
“China opposes the use of artificial intelligence technologies to achieve absolute military superiority and undermine the sovereignty and territorial security of other countries,” said Li Song.
The document presented by the diplomat says that strengthening the regulation of the use of AI for military purposes will help build trust between countries, maintain global strategic stability, prevent an arms race and ease humanitarian problems.
China urged countries to abide by international law and ethics when developing weapons or waging war using artificial intelligence in order to reduce collateral losses and avoid indiscriminate destruction, misuse or abuse.
He added that there is a need to improve security assessment and technology control to ensure that AI systems are controlled by humans.
The document also proposes a multilateral mechanism to facilitate the exchange of experiences, as well as assist developing countries in gaining access to artificial intelligence technologies, ensuring “the rights of all powers to the development and peaceful use of technology”.
“Approaches that draw ideological boundaries between countries and generalize the concept of national security should be avoided,” the report says.
Despite the announcement, China has previously shown great interest in new military technologies, including artificial intelligence. The People’s Liberation Army has already funded several similar projects.
According to the Pentagon report “On the military power of China in 2021” Potential PRC military applications could include artificial intelligence and advanced robotics to be used for advanced data utilization, decision support, manufacturing, unmanned systems and C4ISR.
We will remind, in December, UN Secretary General António Guterres called for action against “killer robots”.
In November, UNESCO adopted the first global AI ethics standard.
In September, UN Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet called for a ban on certain types of artificial intelligence.
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