Pentagon Pushes for Ethical AI (Updated 03/14/2020) Possibly Final Update Until More Information is Given

[FakeCIA]

1 hour ago, Eschew said:

Something was nagging at me the entire time I was reading/thinking about this topic, and I think I've finally pinned it down:

 

Are we discussing the safe and ethical use of AI in warfare? The entire concept seems oxymoronic/contradictory to me.

 

Ah, please don't misunderstand, I find the topic genuinely intriguing. It's just, I get super bogged down in the details.

 

Also, I had late-night thoughts about Ghost in the Shell and whether we'll reach an age in which AI/VI will be seamlessly integrated into our brains.

This thread has turned into a discussion of ethical use of AI overall, I think. Though, the use of AI in warfare is the main subject. As for integrating AI and other technologies into our brains directly, I do think that will happen. I could see a future similar to Altered Carbon on Netflix happening. I could also see that digital assistants could be directly implanted and act as companions in a way. There is a lot that needs to happen first.

[Eschew]

1 minute ago, FakeCIA said:

This thread has turned into a discussion of ethical use of AI overall, I think. Though, the use of AI in warfare is the main subject. As for integrating AI and other technologies into our brains directly, I do think that will happen. I could see a future similar to Altered Carbon on Netflix happening. I could also see that digital assistants could be directly implanted and act as companions in a way. There is a lot that needs to happen first.

Imagine an Alexa/Google AI/Siri in your head, nagging at you. We'd have little Navis* bugging us all the time: "Hey! Hey! HEY!"

(The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.)

[FakeCIA]

1 hour ago, Eschew said:

Imagine an Alexa/Google AI/Siri in your head, nagging at you. We'd have little Navis* bugging us all the time: "Hey! Hey! HEY!"

(The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.)

From the movie Upgrade (2018) R

[Engineer.AI]

On 2/29/2020 at 12:51 AM, Eschew said:

Imagine an Alexa/Google AI/Siri in your head, nagging at you. We'd have little Navis* bugging us all the time: "Hey! Hey! HEY!"

(The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.)

Lmao this is the darkest timeline!!!

[Engineer.AI]

On 2/29/2020 at 12:42 AM, Eschew said:

Something was nagging at me the entire time I was reading/thinking about this topic, and I think I've finally pinned it down:

Are we discussing the safe and ethical use of AI in warfare? The entire concept seems oxymoronic/contradictory to me. If it comes down to a situation in which you can instantly win a long and tiring war, but must sacrifice an entire country and all of its citizens to do so, I will admit I would be 99% inclined to push that instant-win button. Yep, I would be the first to admit I'm no saint.

 

Ah, please don't misunderstand, I find the topic genuinely intriguing. It's just, I get super bogged down in the details.

 

Also, I had late-night thoughts about Ghost in the Shell and whether we'll reach an age in which AI/VI will be seamlessly integrated into our brains.

Thats a really great point @Eschew. Why would anybody chose the weaker option, when there is a much better, convenient option at hand. There is no ethical code currently where humans engineer AI as per particular parameters. We have the Geneva Convention, for example, to regulate war-time incidences (but not one for AI warfare yet).

~Engineer.AI

[FakeCIA]

There are no current updates to this subject from the DoD, for now. I'll post when something comes up.

[FakeCIA]

Update: Cyber Strategy for Past Year Outlined to Congress

https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2103843/dods-cyber-strategy-of-past-year-outlined-before-congress/

 

As new regulations are made, the Department of Defense hopes to scale more into the defense budget for AI.

[FakeCIA]

https://www.ai.mil/ai2020.html

 

The Department of Defense has a symposium coming up in April. It's basically the military version of CES or other familiar consumer tradeshows.

[FakeCIA]

https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2109462/northcom-commander-calls-for-21st-century-tools-to-defeat-current-threats/

 

Update: The United States Department of Defense has begun the process of establishing SHIELD, the Strategic Home and Integrated Ecosystem for Layered Defense. This new type of agency will focus on cyberwarfare, ballistic missile defense, among other functions on the homeland defense.

 

My Opinion: First off, someone naming things over there is a major fan of Marvel. Second, I think having a separate entity in charge of cyberdefense and cyberwarfare is a good thing. There aren't many details yet on how it will connect to the Marvel Cinematic Universe JAIC and their interests.

[Engineer.AI]

Really? These guys want to regulate AI?!

 

The guidelines that require any conformant to obey the guidelines, as if they were written like the Geneva Accord. The problem with this, is that it is only a guideline, and not a ruling. Which means we can still engineer AI to be killer robots, while merely getting a slap on the wrist.

 

AI Guidelines according to The Pentagon

 

The ball is still in the air about Ethical AI regulation. Military usage of Machine Learning algorithms has always been covert. The thing is that people wont engineer AI to become Robotic assailants, but for hacking and crashing the US establishments.

~Engineer.AI

[FakeCIA]

On 2/25/2020 at 4:44 AM, FakeCIA said:

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/02/24/if-its-not-ethical-they-wont-field-it-pentagon-release-new-ai-guidelines.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1582596662

 

Air Force Lt General Shanahan, Director of the JAIC (Department of Defense) has issued a statement regarding the United States use of artificial intelligence in warfare. Shanahan said in a statement that "We will not field an algorithm until we are convinced it meets our level of performance and our standard, and if we don't believe it can be used in a safe and ethical manner, we won't field it." In other statements to reporters, Shanahan made comments that the use of AI by Russia and China raise serious concerns about human rights, ethics, and international relations. He also made comments that he does not want AI to be used by the military to track citizens as is practice in China. The Pentagon has pushed for more mandates regarding AI in recent years, but concerns that those guidelines won't be recognized internationally are there as well. Shanahan also made references to a speech made by Russian President Putin in 2017, saying "whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world."

 

 

My opinion: Contrary to popular belief, there are rules to warfare. For example, you cannot target any medical facility or transport. I think the move to a more regulated atmosphere is a good thing. AI already brings up a lot of ethics questions, but it is much more hotly disputed in terms of how it could be used in war. I believe that AI should be used in war to lower the amount of casualties, but it definitely needs to be regulated by an objective human entity and undergo regular ethics testing. SkyNet, Hal 9000, and Ultron are good examples of what could go wrong in the movies, but I think with the right infrastructure in place, there could be a better system than just blowing each other up. Any AI that is designed and is functional should be under heavy watch and have a kill switch. I think that this is a good move and Shanahan is probably the best guy to help pave the way. He's made comments before on this and is one of the advisors for this kind of subject to the CIA and White House. Obviously, we are not to the point yet that we have an AI capable of thinking on it's own completely, but it is good to think ahead.

 

 

 

On 2/25/2020 at 6:21 AM, FakeCIA said:

https://www.defense.gov/

 

To watch the original briefing and see the transcript, go to the official Department of Defense website here and click on the "What's New?" section. A transcript translated into multiple languages will be available soon on the site.

 

On 2/25/2020 at 11:29 AM, FakeCIA said:

Update: Translated transcripts from the press briefing are now available in various languages on the official Department of Defense site based on region. Military.com, the VOA, and the Freedom of the Press Association also have transcripts available. If your language is not shown as an option, third-party extensions like Google Translate are available for all of these sites and are fully supported. You may also request a transcript directly from the DoD via their contact page.

 

On 2/26/2020 at 7:30 AM, FakeCIA said:

https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2094085/dod-adopts-5-principles-of-artificial-intelligence-ethics/

 

Update: The DoD outlines the 5 laws of Artificial Intelligence Ethics

 

On 2/26/2020 at 3:30 PM, FakeCIA said:

Update from GCN

https://gcn.com/articles/2020/02/26/dod-ai-ethics.aspx?m=1

 

 

On 2/27/2020 at 2:47 AM, FakeCIA said:

Update: Adding Comments from Secretary of Defense Esper

 

On 2/27/2020 at 3:31 PM, FakeCIA said:

https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2020/02/pentagon-confirms-alka-patel-lead-implementation-its-new-ethical-ai-principles/163386/

 

Update: Pentagon confirms that Alka Patel, who has extensive experience into the research of AI, as the lead to their ethics board. They have not yet disclosed her official title or exact specifics into her role.

 

On 2/28/2020 at 4:47 AM, FakeCIA said:

https://www.cybercom.mil/

The United States Cyber Command is one of the entities heading this push for ethical AI operations. You can learn more about them on their official website here. They also will have the most up-to-date news on AI and the current situation at this time.

 

https://www.cia.gov/news-information

The CIA also will have some input into this, but they do not update their news site on a regular basis.

 

https://www.military.com/

Military.com is a site hosted by the US Department of Veterans Affairs and is funded in part by the US government and is also supported by donations. They report news for everything military for the United States and allies.

 

https://www.voanews.com/

Voice of America is a nonprofit news organization reporting objective and critical stories from around the world. They are funded in part by the United States government, but are not operated by them.

 

https://thechive.com/

The Chive shows the human side of the military and is one of the largest meme sites online now. You do need a membership to view content though. They are privately owned and veteran operated.

 

 

On 2/28/2020 at 11:05 AM, FakeCIA said:

Jon Stewart recently gave an interview on a podcast. I completely blanked on what the podcast was or who he was interviewing with as it is not on YouTube. For that I will apologize and will post the appropriate link when I can find it. He was making comments on how AI should be used in healthcare and how Congress should have stepped up more to help forward development in the healthcare sector a long time before the Pentagon addressed it in the military sector. This isn't a video from that podcast specifically, but does relate to the comments that he made and his general attitude for how the government handles situations like this. Viewer discretion is advised.

 

 

On 3/6/2020 at 9:35 AM, FakeCIA said:

Update: Cyber Strategy for Past Year Outlined to Congress

https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2103843/dods-cyber-strategy-of-past-year-outlined-before-congress/

 

As new regulations are made, the Department of Defense hopes to scale more into the defense budget for AI.

 

On 3/11/2020 at 6:43 PM, FakeCIA said:

https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2109462/northcom-commander-calls-for-21st-century-tools-to-defeat-current-threats/

 

Update: The United States Department of Defense has begun the process of establishing SHIELD, the Strategic Home and Integrated Ecosystem for Layered Defense. This new type of agency will focus on cyberwarfare, ballistic missile defense, among other functions on the homeland defense.

 

My Opinion: First off, someone naming things over there is a major fan of Marvel. Second, I think having a separate entity in charge of cyberdefense and cyberwarfare is a good thing. There aren't many details yet on how it will connect to the Marvel Cinematic Universe JAIC and their interests.

Compiled all current known information into one post.

[FakeCIA]

On 2/25/2020 at 4:44 AM, FakeCIA said:

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/02/24/if-its-not-ethical-they-wont-field-it-pentagon-release-new-ai-guidelines.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1582596662

 

Air Force Lt General Shanahan, Director of the JAIC (Department of Defense) has issued a statement regarding the United States use of artificial intelligence in warfare. Shanahan said in a statement that "We will not field an algorithm until we are convinced it meets our level of performance and our standard, and if we don't believe it can be used in a safe and ethical manner, we won't field it." In other statements to reporters, Shanahan made comments that the use of AI by Russia and China raise serious concerns about human rights, ethics, and international relations. He also made comments that he does not want AI to be used by the military to track citizens as is practice in China. The Pentagon has pushed for more mandates regarding AI in recent years, but concerns that those guidelines won't be recognized internationally are there as well. Shanahan also made references to a speech made by Russian President Putin in 2017, saying "whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world."

 

 

My opinion: Contrary to popular belief, there are rules to warfare. For example, you cannot target any medical facility or transport. I think the move to a more regulated atmosphere is a good thing. AI already brings up a lot of ethics questions, but it is much more hotly disputed in terms of how it could be used in war. I believe that AI should be used in war to lower the amount of casualties, but it definitely needs to be regulated by an objective human entity and undergo regular ethics testing. SkyNet, Hal 9000, and Ultron are good examples of what could go wrong in the movies, but I think with the right infrastructure in place, there could be a better system than just blowing each other up. Any AI that is designed and is functional should be under heavy watch and have a kill switch. I think that this is a good move and Shanahan is probably the best guy to help pave the way. He's made comments before on this and is one of the advisors for this kind of subject to the CIA and White House. Obviously, we are not to the point yet that we have an AI capable of thinking on it's own completely, but it is good to think ahead.

 

 

 

On 2/25/2020 at 6:21 AM, FakeCIA said:

https://www.defense.gov/

 

To watch the original briefing and see the transcript, go to the official Department of Defense website here and click on the "What's New?" section. A transcript translated into multiple languages will be available soon on the site.

 

On 2/25/2020 at 11:29 AM, FakeCIA said:

Update: Translated transcripts from the press briefing are now available in various languages on the official Department of Defense site based on region. Military.com, the VOA, and the Freedom of the Press Association also have transcripts available. If your language is not shown as an option, third-party extensions like Google Translate are available for all of these sites and are fully supported. You may also request a transcript directly from the DoD via their contact page.

 

On 2/26/2020 at 5:59 AM, FakeCIA said:

The Age of AI S1-E1 from YouTube Originals hosted by Tony Stark, no wait... Sherlock Holmes, crap no, Robert Downey Jr.

 

On 2/26/2020 at 7:30 AM, FakeCIA said:

https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2094085/dod-adopts-5-principles-of-artificial-intelligence-ethics/

 

Update: The DoD outlines the 5 laws of Artificial Intelligence Ethics

 

On 2/26/2020 at 3:30 PM, FakeCIA said:

Update from GCN

https://gcn.com/articles/2020/02/26/dod-ai-ethics.aspx?m=1

 

 

On 2/27/2020 at 2:47 AM, FakeCIA said:

Update: Adding Comments from Secretary of Defense Esper

 

On 2/27/2020 at 3:31 PM, FakeCIA said:

https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2020/02/pentagon-confirms-alka-patel-lead-implementation-its-new-ethical-ai-principles/163386/

 

Update: Pentagon confirms that Alka Patel, who has extensive experience into the research of AI, as the lead to their ethics board. They have not yet disclosed her official title or exact specifics into her role.

 

On 2/28/2020 at 4:47 AM, FakeCIA said:

https://www.cybercom.mil/

The United States Cyber Command is one of the entities heading this push for ethical AI operations. You can learn more about them on their official website here. They also will have the most up-to-date news on AI and the current situation at this time.

 

https://www.cia.gov/news-information

The CIA also will have some input into this, but they do not update their news site on a regular basis.

 

https://www.military.com/

Military.com is a site hosted by the US Department of Veterans Affairs and is funded in part by the US government and is also supported by donations. They report news for everything military for the United States and allies.

 

https://www.voanews.com/

Voice of America is a nonprofit news organization reporting objective and critical stories from around the world. They are funded in part by the United States government, but are not operated by them.

 

https://thechive.com/

The Chive shows the human side of the military and is one of the largest meme sites online now. You do need a membership to view content though. They are privately owned and veteran operated.

 

 

On 2/28/2020 at 11:05 AM, FakeCIA said:

Jon Stewart recently gave an interview on a podcast. I completely blanked on what the podcast was or who he was interviewing with as it is not on YouTube. For that I will apologize and will post the appropriate link when I can find it. He was making comments on how AI should be used in healthcare and how Congress should have stepped up more to help forward development in the healthcare sector a long time before the Pentagon addressed it in the military sector. This isn't a video from that podcast specifically, but does relate to the comments that he made and his general attitude for how the government handles situations like this. Viewer discretion is advised.

 

 

On 3/6/2020 at 9:35 AM, FakeCIA said:

Update: Cyber Strategy for Past Year Outlined to Congress

https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2103843/dods-cyber-strategy-of-past-year-outlined-before-congress/

 

As new regulations are made, the Department of Defense hopes to scale more into the defense budget for AI.

 

On 3/11/2020 at 6:43 PM, FakeCIA said:

https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2109462/northcom-commander-calls-for-21st-century-tools-to-defeat-current-threats/

 

Update: The United States Department of Defense has begun the process of establishing SHIELD, the Strategic Home and Integrated Ecosystem for Layered Defense. This new type of agency will focus on cyberwarfare, ballistic missile defense, among other functions on the homeland defense.

 

My Opinion: First off, someone naming things over there is a major fan of Marvel. Second, I think having a separate entity in charge of cyberdefense and cyberwarfare is a good thing. There aren't many details yet on how it will connect to the Marvel Cinematic Universe JAIC and their interests.

Updated Compilation 03-16-2020.