Congress warned that troops could soon battle ‘Terminator’ robots
By
Mark Moore
March 1, 2017 | 4:59pm |
Updated
Experts in cyber warfare told a House committee Wednesday that they expect enemies of the US to begin using artificial intelligence in the next 10 years,
The Hill reported.
“There has been lot of speculation … about how soon it will be before robotic soldiers take the place of the fight in the kinetic world,” Rep. Mike Conaway asked the experts at the panel’s hearing. “How soon will A.I. supplant the need … for all these human beings to be able to defend these networks and do what we do?”
Peter Singer, a strategist for the New America Foundation, said brace for Arnold Schwarzeneggers in camouflage.
“It’s not just when is it going to happen, but we don’t yet know is it going to privilege the offense or defense, what are going to be the affects of it,” he said.
He suggested the Congress hold a classified hearing on where the US stands compared to our enemies on cyber warfare, The Hill reported.
“We don’t want to fall behind,” he said.
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