... Paper No. 44 / 2018
The Working Paper focuses on possible impacts of related technologies, such as machine learning and autonomous vehicles, on international relations and society. The authors also examine the ethical and legal aspects of the use of AI technologies. The present Working Paper of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) includes analytical materials prepared by experts in the field of artificial intelligence, machine learning and autonomous system, as well as by lawyers and ...
The Main Problems and Potential Threats of AI Development
In August 2018, Czech Technical University in Prague simultaneously hosted several conferences on AI-related topics:
human-level AI
,
artificial general intelligence
,
biologically inspired cognitive ...
Some experts believe that maintaining strategic stability in the coming decades will require a revision of the foundations of the deterrence theory in the multipolar world
Using autonomous technologies, artificial intelligence and machine learning in the military sphere leads ...
The conference brought together experts in artificial intelligence, experts in international affairs, the military, business representatives, government and public figures, and journalists.
On November 6, 2018, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) held a conference in Moscow on «International and Social Consequences of Using Artificial ...
Current Status, International Trends, Myths and Prospects of AI Application
Introduction
The term “artificial intelligence (AI) normally denotes a computer program, i.e. an
algorithm
, that is capable of solving problems which an adult human brain can solve. The
International Dictionary of Artificial Intelligence
...
... future. One will be based on logic, smart enterprises and human merit while the other may morph into an Orwellian control tool. Even former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has foreseen a
bifurcation of the Internet
by 2028 and China’s eventual triumph in the AI race by
2030
.
In the meantime, the US seems more interested in deflecting the smart questions of today than in building the smart factories of tomorrow. Nothing embodies this better than the recent attempt by MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial ...
“Artificial Intelligence” (AI) as the key factor in economic, geopolitical and military power of the coming decades
AI as a Geopolitical Factor
Technological inequality has always had a
major impact on global politics and the world economy. The most technologically
advanced states ...
... Autonomous Systems has already Begun
On September 6–7, 2018 the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (
SIPRI
) and the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (
CICIR
) held a joint
conference
in Beijing on the impact of AI technologies and autonomous systems on nuclear safety and strategic stability. This is the second event held as part of the two-year SIPRI research project, which is aimed at studying the impact of autonomous systems and artificial intelligence technologies ...
... Research Institute (
SIPRI
) and China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (
CICIR
) on Mapping the Impact of Machine Learning and Autonomy on Strategic Stability and Nuclear Risk.
Experts from Russia, China, the United States, France, Britain, Japan, South Korea, India, and Pakistan, attended the event to discuss the possible impact of machine learning technologies, autonomous systems, and artificial intelligence on the development of weapons and the possibility of their use in conflicts....
As Strong Artificial Intelligence continues to develop, so does the range of jobs it can do
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think about the soon-to-come widespread introduction of robots and artificial intelligence (AI)? Endless queues of people waiting to get unemployment benefits? Skynet drones ploughing the sky over burnt-out slums? Or the opposite: idleness and equality provided by the labour of mechanical slaves? In all likelihood the reality will be less flashy,...
