Australia’s AI war machine is being built in secret

As debateDespite the great debate about whether AI will write essays or replace workers, the Albanian government is quietly integrating the technology into our country’s defense strategy.

The second pillar of our $368 billion AUKUS program – the less visible half of Australia’s vulnerable security pact with the United States and the United Kingdom – calls for the development of cutting-edge military capabilities, from AI systems to quantum technologies. But Australia is spending billions on AI-powered military systems before there is a serious public discussion about the role autonomous machines should play in the fog of war.