“An unholy alliance is taking shape between weapons contractors and AI companies, as Silicon Valley pours billions of dollars into weapons makers. When weapons are able to select targets autonomously, without human input, whether military or civilian, AI has no moral compunctions. Human error can create massive devastation, but machines making life-and-death decisions without any human judgment pose an even greater threat.” —Rick Weiland, TakeItBack.org #AI #War #SmartWeapons #AutonomousWeaponSystems
Unpacking submissions to the UN SG's report (we've picked our favourites), Pope Francis wants an AWS ban, what we're reading, recent headlines, and more.

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Tech Start-Ups Try to Sell a Cautious Pentagon on A.I.

Shield AI, a tech start-up, already has a drone run by artificial intelligence being used by the Israeli military. But persuading the Pentagon to embrace the technology remains a big challenge.

The New York Times
Autonomie in Waffensystemen

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Newsletter zu E-ID, Deep Technology Podcast, Netzpolitik-Mittagessen, Herbsttreffen, Stammtisch - Digitale Gesellschaft

Das «Update» ist der monatliche Newsletter der Digitalen Gesellschaft. Die Themen der Septemberausgabe sind: Neues Diskussionspapier des Bundes zum «Zielbild E-ID»Deep Technology PodcastNetzpolitik-MittagessenHerbsttreffen 30. OktoberNetzpolitik-Stammtisch am 16. September zu autonomen Waffensystemen Neues Diskussionspapier des Bundes zum «Zielbild E-ID» Nach dem gewonnenen Referendum gegen eine von Privaten ausgestellte E-ID hat der…