{"id":642898,"date":"2023-04-29T10:06:02","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T15:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/29\/us-lawmakers-introduce-bill-to-prevent-ai-controlled-nuclear-launches\/"},"modified":"2023-04-29T10:06:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T15:06:02","slug":"us-lawmakers-introduce-bill-to-prevent-ai-controlled-nuclear-launches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/29\/us-lawmakers-introduce-bill-to-prevent-ai-controlled-nuclear-launches\/","title":{"rendered":"US lawmakers introduce bill to prevent AI-controlled nuclear launches"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bipartisan US lawmakers from both chambers of Congress introduced legislation<\/a> this week that would formally prohibit AI from launching nuclear weapons. Although Department of Defense policy already states<\/a> that a human must be \u201cin the loop\u201d for such critical decisions, the new bill \u2014 the Block Nuclear Launch by Autonomous Artificial Intelligence Act \u2014 would codify that policy, preventing the use of federal funds for an automated nuclear launch without \u201cmeaningful human control.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aiming to protect \u201cfuture generations from potentially devastating consequences,\u201d the bill was introduced by Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and Representatives Ted Lieu (D-MA), Don Beyer (D-VA) and Ken Buck (R-CO). Senate co-sponsors include Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). \u201cAs we live in an increasingly digital age, we need to ensure that humans hold the power alone to command, control, and launch nuclear weapons \u2013 not robots,\u201d said Markey. \u201cThat is why I am proud to introduce the Block Nuclear Launch by Autonomous Artificial Intelligence Act. We need to keep humans in the loop on making life or death decisions to use deadly force, especially for our most dangerous weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n

Artificial intelligence chatbots (like the ever-popular ChatGPT<\/a>, the more advanced GPT-4<\/a> and Google Bard<\/a>), image generators<\/a> and voice cloners<\/a> have taken the world by storm in recent months. (Republicans are already using AI-generated images in political attack ads<\/a>.) Various experts have voiced concerns that, if left unregulated, humanity could face grave consequences. \u201cLawmakers are often too slow to adapt to the rapidly changing technological environment,\u201d Cason Schmit, Assistant Professor of Public Health at Texas A&M University, told<\/a> The Conversation<\/em> earlier this month. Although the federal government hasn\u2019t passed any AI-based legislation since the proliferation of AI chatbots, a group of tech leaders and AI experts signed a letter<\/a> in March requesting an \u201cimmediate\u201d six-month pause on developing AI systems beyond GPT-4. Additionally, the Biden administration recently opened comments<\/a> seeking public feedback about possible AI regulations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we all try to grapple with the pace at which AI is accelerating, the future of AI and its role in society remains unclear,\u201d said Rep. Lieu. \u201cIt is our job as Members of Congress to have responsible foresight when it comes to protecting future generations from potentially devastating consequences. That\u2019s why I\u2019m pleased to introduce the bipartisan, bicameral Block Nuclear Launch by Autonomous AI Act, which will ensure that no matter what happens in the future, a human being has control over the employment of a nuclear weapon \u2013 not a robot. AI can never be a substitute for human judgment when it comes to launching nuclear weapons.\u201d<\/p>\n

Given the current political climate in Washington, passing even the most common-sense of bills isn\u2019t guaranteed. Nevertheless, perhaps a proposal as fundamental as \u201cdon\u2019t let computers decide to obliterate humanity\u201d will serve as a litmus test for how prepared the US government is to deal with this quickly evolving technology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Bipartisan US lawmakers from both chambers of Congress introduced legislation this week that would formally prohibit AI from launching nuclear weapons. Although Department of Defense policy already states that a human must be \u201cin the loop\u201d for such critical decisions, the new bill \u2014 the Block Nuclear Launch by Autonomous Artificial Intelligence Act \u2014 would<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":642899,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22171,4151,46],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-642898","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-introduce","8":"category-lawmakers","9":"category-technology"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=642898"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642898\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/642899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=642898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=642898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=642898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}