SINGAPORE: The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the military is one of three things that has “great potential impact for destruction and disruption in our time”, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said on Tuesday (Oct 12). The other two are cyberattacks and a contest for dominance in outer space, he sai
SINGAPORE: The use of artificial intelligence in the military is one of three things that has “great potential impact for destruction and disruption in our time”, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said on Tuesday .
For instance, operational risks arise from the reliability, fragility and security of AI systems, while strategic risks include the possibility that AI will increase the likelihood of war, escalate ongoing conflicts and proliferate malicious actors, the report said.The US military, which has long invested in AI, faces “significant international competition” from both China and Russia, which are pursuing militarised AI technologies, the report added.
This includes the AI Partnership for Defense, which has brought together like-minded countries to promote and advance the responsible development and use of AI in the military. For example, various states now have anti-satellite weapons. Testing them results in a significant amount of space debris that orbit the earth, she said.in December 2019, while France and several other countries have similar plans.
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