Elon Musk, along with 116 experts and 26 countries, signs second open letter urging United Nations to ban emerging AI weapons

Briefing

Elon Musk, along with 116 experts and 26 countries, signs second open letter urging United Nations to ban emerging AI weapons

August 22, 2017

Briefing

  • Musk's Second Letter – Elon Musk signs second open letter, along with other CEOs, urging United Nations to ban use of harmful AI weapons purchased through black market deals
  • First Open Letter – Musk, Stephen Hawking, Steven Wozniak, and 3,000 AI robotics researchers originally signed same message in 2015
  • Emergence of AI Weapons – Though vulnerable to hacking, AI weapons appeal to military leaders for costing less, as well as removing human intervention entirely to improve efficiency and lessen risks while causing lethal damage in warfare
  • Other Developments – UN's Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems to discuss ways of protecting civilians from AI weapons on November 2017, with Russia, US, and other countries currently developing autonomous war vehicles

Accelerator

Market Disruption

Sector

Information Technology, Military and Security

Organization

United Nations

Source

Original Publication Date

August 21, 2017

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