Blinded by the Hype: How Envisioned Futures Shape the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Defence Applications and Warfare
摘要
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in defence is said to bring revolutionary change to future warfare. Yet both cautionary tales about the technology’s potential and empirical assessments of its military usage show evolutionary change. Conceptual conservatism, commercial interests and technological ignorance by various actors involved in constructing defence AI technologies and their respective incentive structures currently predetermine this narrow future for defence AI.