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“ A global technology revolution is now underway ”
ANTONY BLINKEN US SECRETARY OF STATE
following the publication of President Donald Trump ’ s 2019 executive order , Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence .
Human judgement still required for AI weapons In January this year , the US Department of Defense ( DoD ) updated its directive on developing and deploying autonomous and semi-autonomous weapon systems , including those that incorporate artificial intelligence .
The core of the directive remains unchanged , but it was updated due to advances in technology , changes in the department ' s structure , and changes in the security environment .
The directive requires a review by senior officials before developing and deploying any autonomous weapon systems that do not meet specific exemptions . DoD officials say it helps maintain “ appropriate levels of human judgement ” in their work .
DoD leaders believe the original 2012 directive remains fundamentally sound , but was due for some tweaks . " The updated directive is one part of a series of DoD policies that establish [ good ] governance surrounding military uses of autonomous systems and artificial intelligence ," said a DoD official at the time of the update .
Hunting military obstacles to data sharing The DoD is also leading an experiment that uses data , analytics , and artificial intelligence to inform solutions related to Joint All-
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