Obama moved Bush’s wars from land to air. Trump continued that trend. Biden seems inclined to advance the same trend even further. But a few things might build public opposition.
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A ‘Persistent Eye in the Sky’ Coming to a City Near You? | Medea Benjamin, Barry Summers
Allowing this powerful technology to be taken from overseas wars and turned inward on American citizens isn’t something that should happen without a robust public debate.
Read More »Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems | Future of Life Institute
There's an important conversation underway about how to shape the development of lethal autonomous weapons systems & where to draw the line in the use of lethal autonomy.
Read More »‘Shadow wars have been accelerated and put on steroids by the Trump team’ | The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
As America's foreign engagements become messier and less accountable, TBIJ follows the threads and highlights the impact on civilians.
Read More »Tomgram: William Astore, The Dark Side of Air Power | TomDispatch
The American Cult of Bombing and Endless War: Ten Tenets of Air Power That I Didn’t Learn in the Air Force, by William J. Astore
Read More »The Real Dangers of an AI Arms Race | ForeignAffairs.com
"In their desire to win, countries risk endangering themselves just as much as their opponents." Read Paul Scharre's essay on the dangers of an AI arms race and the importance of AI safety.
Read More »FLI Podcast: Why Ban Lethal Autonomous Weapons? | Future of Life Institute
Ariel Conn spoke to four experts, all of whom offered their most powerful arguments against lethal autonomous weapons. Listen and let us know: which reasons convince you?
Read More »Is an AI Arms Race Inevitable? | Future of Life Institute
The AI Arms Race Principle: "An arms race in lethal autonomous weapons should be avoided." How can we avoid an AI arms race, and why is it so important to avoid?
Read More »US air strike data from Afghanistan takes step back in transparency | TBIJ
“... Without more transparency and oversight we can't have an informed conversation about what we are achieving or failing to accomplish.” ~ National security expert
Read More »Promise and Peril in AI | George Gantz, Long Now Boston
Value Alignment as a Path to AI Beneficence and Human Learning
Read More »Can we trust killer robots and drones to act ethically in future wars? | Mercator.net
"It doesn’t matter how sophisticated the technology becomes, people need to have a moral foundation on which to rest ...."
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