Friday, 26 February 2021, 12:42 pm
The ghost of Edward Teller must have been doing the
rounds between members of the National Commission on
Artificial Intelligence. The father of the hydrogen bomb was
never
one too bothered by the ethical niggles that came with
inventing murderous technology. It was not, for instance,
“the scientist’s job to determine whether a hydrogen
bomb should be constructed, whether it should be used, or
how it should be used.” Responsibility, however exercised,
rested with the American people and their elected
officials.
The application of AI in military systems
has plagued the ethicist but excited certain leaders and