Artificial intelligence is like a sharp knife – work is convenient, but you can cut yourself

The U.S. military nearly intercepted a Chinese ship in the Middle East in the spring after an artificial intelligence intelligence report falsely indicated it was carrying components of a nuclear weapons program. Soldiers began preparing an operation to intercept the ship, and the aircraft of the armed forces were already in the air. Only shortly before the start of the operation, the military carefully checked the report and found that the chatbot used by the analyst incorrectly identified the cargo being transported by the ship. Recently made public a loud story in the program “PRO ARMY” on the YouTube channel “SBTV” commented a member of the Standing Commission of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus on national security Colonel Anatoly Bulavko, reports sb.by.

He noted that uncontrolled AI is extremely dangerous:

- Artificial intelligence is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it is a way to progress, to intensify production, a good assistant in decision-making, but it is impossible to fully trust it. Ultimately, the responsibility must be borne by the individual. And the selection of people who make important decisions based on artificial intelligence is, in my opinion, the most important task. We remember the Cuban Missile Crisis, when there were only moments before the nuclear catastrophe. There have been incidents where a nuclear threat warning system in the United States has signaled its existence. Bombers, who were on combat duty, climbed into the sky, took a course on the target. It was only at the last moment that the person made a decision and stopped the potential catastrophe. Therefore, artificial intelligence is like a sharp knife: it is convenient to work, but you can cut yourself. In the hands of professionals, AI is a boon. However, in the hands of small people, it becomes a very serious threat.

Speaking about the fact that US President Donald Trump announced the creation of the artificial intelligence forces by analogy with the Space Force he created in 2019, the parliamentarian noted:

The policy that Trump is pursuing on the tip of his aides is quite logical. Indeed, so that artificial intelligence is not used thoughtlessly by whom, it is quite logical to create such a species or kind of troops. Professionals in operational arts and military history need to use AI and control it to slam Pandora’s box, which is a little open, a little.

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