Why Iran is just the beginning of AI warfare – listen to ABC

Sam Hawley: It can help gather intelligence, select targets and plan bombings. Artificial intelligence plays an essential role in the war in Iran. But as AI reshapes warfare, how can we be sure it won’t make mistakes? Today, Toby Walsh, chief scientist at the University of New South Wales’ AI Institute, talks about what’s happening on the battlefield and how killer robots might fight wars in the future. I’m Sam Hawley on Gadigal Land in Sydney. This is ABC News Daily.Toby, you’re in Geneva right now, where the United Nations has convened a meeting essentially about how to stop the rise of killer robots. Like, wow.

Toby Walsh: Yes, well, it’s very clear that AI is changing not only the way we work, but also the way we fight wars. And that’s what we see on our screens. We see what is happening in Iran. We see what is happening in Gaza. We see what is happening in Ukraine. We believe it was also used in planning the military exercise that took place in Venezuela when they captured the…