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that do not want multiple frameworks and regulatory schemes to deal with .
Progress comes with a cost . That cost is the price not being paid by nation-state adversaries like Russia , China , North Korea , and Iran . There are no such guiding principles and frameworks limiting the development of AI technologies , especially with respect to weapons of war .
According to an article from the Centre for a New American Security , “ AI is a highlevel priority within China ’ s national agenda for military-civil fusion , and this strategic approach could enable the PLA to take full advantage of private sector progress in AI to enhance its military capabilities .”
Report after report , article after article , analysis after analysis makes it clear China will use commercially developed AI for military purposes . There are indications that China has begun incorporating AI technologies into its next-generation conventional missiles and missile defence intelligence , surveillance , and reconnaissance systems to enhance their precision and lethality .
But a recent Brookings Institution survey discovered something a little different .
30 % of adult Internet users believe AI technologies should be developed for warfare , 39 % do not , and 32 % are unsure , according to a survey undertaken by researchers at the Brookings Institution . However , if adversaries already are developing such weapons , 45 % believe the United States should do so , 25 % do not , and 30 % do not know .”
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