The U.S. released a vague, toothless 12-point political declaration on military AI
The U.S. shocked some on the final day of the summit by revealing its own 12 point political declaration outlining its autonomous systems strategy and best practice for its deployment. Among other points, the non-binding declaration says AI weapons must be consistent with international law, should maintain “appropriate levels of human judgment,” and should have their development overseen by “senior officials.” Maybe most notable, the declaration says human beings should maintain control over all actions concerning nuclear weapons.In theory, that provision should help prevent a future nuclear holocaust stemming from a hacked weapons silo or faulty AI. All very reassuring.
Though the U.S. declaration does hint at some willingness by the world’s largest military to talk across the aisle, its vagueness also leaves more questions than answers. The declaration fail to dive into specifics of the levels of human oversight required for AI weapons systems and even appears to depart from previous statements made by Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, who told Gizmodo she believed AI systems should always have “humans in the loop.”
