China, U.S. Test Intelligent-Drone Swarms in Race for Military AI Dominance
semiconductors to China last year. Washington has considered further restrictions to stop the shipment of chips from Nvidia, a leading AI chip designer, and other chip makers to China.
The Georgetown researchers found less evidence from procurement contracts that the U.S. or China are working on giving AI authority to independently make strategic decisions or launch major strikes, such as with nuclear weapons.
Less than 5% of contracts in each country were classified as being for military command and control functions, the researchers found. They cautioned that publicly available procurement contract data may not provide a full picture.
The Pentagon didn’t respond to a request for comment. In updated guidance on the development of autonomous weapons systems, the Pentagon said earlier this year they must be designed to allow commanders and operators to exercise “appropriate levels of human judgment" over the use of force.
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