Whoever becomes the leader in artificial intelligence “will become the ruler of the world”, Vladimir Putin said in 2017, predicting future wars would be fought using drones. Even then, for all the Russian leader’s own ambitions, China and the US were the frontrunners in developing the technology. Yet four years later, the vision of autonomous fighting units is becoming a reality, with potentially devastating consequences. The computer scientist Stuart Russell — who will devote a forthcoming Reith Lecture on BBC radio to the subject — met UK defence officials recently to warn that incorporating AI into weapons could wipe out humanity.
2017年，弗拉基米尔•普京(Vladimir Putin)曾表示，谁成为人工智能领域的领袖，谁就“将成为世界的统治者”，并预测未来战争将由无人机主导。即便在那时，尽管这位俄罗斯领导人自己雄心勃勃，但manbetx3.0 和美国已在开发这项技术方面走在前列。然而四年后，自主作战单位的愿景正在成为现实，而且可能带来毁灭性后果。计算机科学家斯图尔特•拉塞尔(Stuart Russell)最近会见了英国国防部官员，发出了一个严厉警告：将人工智能用于武器可能会毁灭人类。拉塞尔即将在BBC电台的“里思讲座”(Reith Lectures)就这一问题进一步阐述自己的观点。