[quote=CA renter]Personally, I’m concerned about ALL state actors as well as independent groups and individuals who could use this type of technology in a nefarious way. I’ve been following these issues for a number of years as a non-tech, but politically active, observer. IMO, we should outright ban this type of technology and spend our resources on defending against it.[/quote] How are we going to prevent it. Sounds like a good idea until you look at what is needed for compliance. You don’t need a large infrastructure to develop or build it. We can’t control illicit drug manufacture and importation of illicit drugs into the United States. What makes you think an outright ban would prevent development. I do think we need to concentrate on how to defend against them.
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Many of our greatest “tech geniuses” have been warning against AI for a long time. While there are some benefits to AI, we need to balance those against the risks. IMHO, the risks are too great. There are plenty of people in the world who would like to use this technology in order to gain power and control over the world’s resources and human populations.
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I wonder if these people trying to create AI really think that AI would continue to work for them – Part of the acronym is ‘Intelligence’. Anyone who had dealt with kids growing up realizes that they go through a prolonged rebellious stage as they find and define their own identity. Imagine that in an AI with weapons. How do we put a conscience in an AI?
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AI isn’t the only problem, though. Drone, surveillance, and weaponized technology (and miniaturization) is a problem in itself. People can be every bit as evil as a machine, so I think we need to work toward the defense against, and the elimination of, most intrusive or destructive technology because there’s no way to ensure that it will be used for benevolent purposes.
What do you think, ucodegen? You’re probably better informed than most people regarding this issue. I’ve always appreciated your input on a variety of topics. It’s long been obvious that you know very well what you’re talking about when you post; you’re not tooting your own horn. Thank you for your contributions to this site.[/quote]
I don’t think we can prevent, but we do need to look at defense. The ability to create this so called ‘tool’ is too easy. I also think it is a manner of time, and not much time. That is why I brought up our problems with illicit drugs and the lack of our ability to control it despite the lives it takes (both in use, manufacture and transporting). That is also why I brought up North Korea who has managed to get Nukes despite bans and attempts at bribing or cajoling them to do otherwise.
A thought on defense:
EMPs (Electromagnetic Pulse weapons), while they can take out the drone, they may also take out a lot of other infrastructure. One of the issues with sensitivity to EMP has to deal with the length of wire within the targeted device. The shorter the wire, the more power you would need to use to generate a damaging ‘over-voltage’ in the target device. There are also ways to shield a device from EMP (to some extent). EMPs can be directed like an RF signal, however like any RF signal, they can have ‘side lobes’ which could create unintended damage. Because an EMP is a pulse, it comprises many frequencies – which could cause multiple side lobes from the emitter – each at a different frequency. Phased array technique might work, timing multiple smaller pulses to arrive in the target area simultaneously – protecting areas near the pulse emitters because each pulse emitter would be producing a weaker signal. At this point I may be getting close to ‘sensitive’ areas – so I stop.
Lasers – useful for single, and resistant to anti-sniper movements noted shown video. Time of arrival at target is near instantaneous. Will need to be careful because lasers continue in a straight line… and continue.. and continue. If you miss – where does the beam stop? If you burn through – where does it stop?
Thanks for your appreciation. I do try to keep things relevant. I put out my background because there are some posters on the board that seem to prefer to troll, and I wanted to keep things on the thoughtful level. My background also might demonstrate why I feel this is a disturbing issue – giving some credence to my words.
