As DOD integrates artificial intelligence into military operations, concerns rise over ethics, transparency, and unintended consequences JANET ABOU-ELIAS, LILLIAN MAULDIN AND WILLIAM HARTUNG Rhetoric from the Pentagon and the arms industry suggests that integrating artificial intelligence, or AI, into U.S. weapons, communications, and surveillance systems will improve efficiency, innovation, and national security. The Pentagon is beginning to back its rhetoric on emerging technology with resources. The department’s Office of Strategic Capital now has the authority to grant executive loans and loan guarantees to invest in firms researching and developing 14 “critical technologies,” including hypersonics, quantum computing, microelectronics, autonomous systems, and artificial intelligence. … Continue reading The Pentagon is flirting with the dark side of AI