Scientists advising the US military say fears of an AI existential threat are 'uninformed'

Public perceptions of military AI can lean toward the apocalyptic -- understandable when prominent figures like Elon Musk warn us about the possible rise of Terminator-style artificial intelligence. But when it comes to the judgements the military actually relies on, things are a little more sober. As a recent report into the use of military AI funded by the Department of Defense states: "To most computer scientists, the claimed 'existential threats' posed by AI seem at best uninformed." "AGI ha...