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There are risks and downsides of weaponized artificial intelligence (AI), but there are upsides too. Robots offer greater precision in attacks, reduced risk of collateral damage to civilians, and reduced risk of “friendly fire”. AI weapons are not being developed as weapons of mass destruction. They are being developed as weapons of precise destruction. Military AI facilitates ever greater precision and ever greater compliance with international humanitarian law. There are at least three ways robots can save lives in war. Bomb disposal Bomb disposal robots reduce risk to humans. Mostly remotely operated, they have little autonomy and are used to investigate and defuse or detonate improvised explosive devices. https://youtu.be/TCAc2pYdaeA As robots become more dexterous and agile there will come a time when there is no need for a human to be next to a bomb to defuse it. Room-by-room clearing Room by room clearing is one of the riskier infantry tasks. In World War II, pressure sensors under whiskey bottles and packets of cigarettes triggered booby traps. Human troops entering houses often succumbed to the allure of smokes and booze and killed. Today ISIS fighters disguise booby traps as bricks and stones. International humanitarian law specifically prohibited these. In theory, with smaller versions of sensors of the kind used to inspect luggage at airports, robots could perceive the wiring and pressure sensors associated with such booby traps. https://youtu.be/MOT1HatBBw4 Robots like the Pointman Tactical Robot and the iRobot Negotiator are already capable of entering buildings, climbing stairs and moving over obstacles to search buildings. More agile humanoid (or animal-like) versions of these robots can help to clear buildings of booby traps and enemy fighters seeking to ambush troops. Maintaining safety zones It’s plausible that robots could contribute to maintaining perimeter security in the near future. Military robot technology could be used to enforce safe havens that protect unarmed civilian refugees from genocides similar to those that happened in Srebrenica and Rwanda, and unlawful bombing as is ongoing in Syria. Much of the technology you could use is already available “off the shelf” from equipment vendors. Surface-to-air missile defense systems that can target missiles, aircraft and artillery shells such as Raytheon’s Patriot and Phalanx have been in production for decades. Sentry robots such as the Hanwha Techwin (formerly Samsung Techwin) SGR-A1 and the DoDamm SuperAegis II are also currently available and widely fielded. Machines have achieved superhuman performance in the games Chess, Jeopardy and Go. With sufficient research, superhuman performance in ethics may become possible too. Robots are a double-edged sword. Used badly, they can perpetrate genocide and war crimes. Used well, they can prevent them. Read the full article

The Next Chinese Robot Warships The JARI comes equipped with electro-optical sensor atop a superstructure, a phased array radar, a dipping sonar, eight small vertical launch system cells, a torpedo launcher, and a forward mounted machine gun and rocket launcher for counter-surface engagements. According to the product video, the drone appears to be modular and reconfigurable for the different mission areas, but it’s unclear what missions are permanently integrated into the system. In the video, JARI is shown alternately shooting down an aerial drone, sinking a submarine, machine-gunning a RHIB full of adversaries trying to steal it (after firing warning shots) and sinking a surface ship that looked a little like a littoral combat ship. It's unclear how autonomous JARI is and where human operators are in its control system. JARI made its public debut as the U.S. Navy was getting ready to begin developing its own robotic warships. Size of the warships The programs could cover at least two types of unmanned surface vessel. One is a medium-size unmanned surface vessel around the size of the Defense Advanced Research Agency's 132-feet-long experimental Sea Hunter robot ship. "The medium USVs will act as scouts and decoys, carrying sensors and jammers," Breaking Defense reported.  There's also a larger USV around the size of conventional corvette, which would provide additional punch, loaded with missile launchers but relying on other vessels to find the enemy and relay targeting data. Manufacturing and maintaining the additional ships would cost as much as $23 billion a year, according to the Congressional Research Service. For years, the Navy’s annual shipbuilding budget has been around $15 billion. All together, the Chinese fleets operate no fewer than 650 ships with military missions. Add the U.S. Navy's ships to those of Military Sealift Command and the U.S. Coast Guard and you get 645 vessels. All three major Chinese sea forces remain focused first and foremost on the contested near seas and their immediate approaches, close to China’s homeland, land-based air and missile coverage and supply lines. Read the full article

5 Military Robots of the Future RiSE V3 uses brushless DC motors that increase power density. Coupled with a dramatically different leg mechanism and unique gaited behavior, this robot exhibits rapid climbing (upwards of 22 cm/s) up a vertical surface such as a telephone pole. Ongoing work will study locomotion on horizontal terrain, as well as climbing on a wide variety of surfaces. Read the full article

The use of Artificial Intelligence in China's military can be the game changer in the future wars. Recent report says, China is moving quickly to add ever more AI and autonomy to military weapons systems. Intelligence supremacy will be the core of future warfare. In future intelligent wars, AI systems will be just like the brain of the human body. President Xi Jinping Chinese President Xi Jinping believes AI and other cutting-edge technologies applied to military systems. They are the key to keeping up and leveling the playing field between China and countries like the U.S. This had a head start on its industrial development. According to a new report published by a think tank called the Center for a New American Security. Global leadership China's behavior of aggressively developing, utilizing, and exporting increasingly autonomous robotic weapons and surveillance AI technology runs counter to China's stated goals of avoiding an AI arms race. In October, Xi was quoted as saying that China should strive to “achieve world-leading levels” in artificial intelligence tech. While also eliminating its “external dependence for key technologies and advanced equipment,” according to the report. In short, China is positioning itself to take a global leadership role in AI development. And it wants to make sure it can do so without the help of any other nation. All Hands On Deck The think tank’s report goes on to clarify that many Chinese leaders. They are concerned that they may be fostering a sort of arms race between China and the West. Beacause, both push to develop and weaponized autonomous technology like AI. Still, though, the report says that those same leaders believe that AI will inevitably become more prevalent in combat. China is poised to take the lead, according to MIT Technology Review.  It is because Chinese tech corporations work hand-in-hand with the government. But, American companies like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon are subject to worker protests over military contracts. Read the full article