Cybersecurity

State surveillance and automated warfare: Experts call for AI regulation

While artificial intelligence (AI) is involved in some of the most exciting and beneficial advancements in history, from disaster-relief supply deliveries made via intelligent drones to expediting scientific research, there is still a great deal of risk inherent in this emerging area.

The level of sophistication at this point should be viewed as an early indicator of the potential of AI, but it should be noted that the dramatic evolution of adjacent fields such as robotics and cheaper hardware will see the technology progress exponentially in the near future.

26 experts have presented a major report on the threat of AI falling into the wrong hands, with institutions such as the EFF, the University of Oxford and the Future of Humanity Institute taking part.

The Malicious Use of Artificial Intelligence report issues a stark warning that those who design and research AI systems need to do more to mitigate major risks, while governments need to consider new laws in the face of these new issues.