US and Chinese security experts propose nuclear-style safeguards for military AI
Security experts from the US and China have proposed a set of safeguards for military AI modelled on the rules that grew up around nuclear weapons, including a ban on letting AI decide whether to launch them, Reuters reported.
The recommendations, published last week, come from the US-China AI and National Security Dialogue, a track run since 2019 by the Brookings Institution and Tsinghua University’s Center for International Security and Strategy.
The proposals were written by Melanie Sisson, a senior fellow at Brookings, and Tianjiao Jiang, an associate professor at Fudan University. Neither government has endorsed them.
AI should not autonomously decide to use nuclear weapons, and it should not be used to attack the other side’s nuclear command and control systems. Humans should also stay in control of any consequential cyberattack on a rival’s nuclear infrastructure.
The experts also call for a dedicated US-China military hotline for AI...
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