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The Artificial Intelligence Arms Race: Trends and World Leaders in Autonomous Weapons Development
Author(s) -
Haner Justin,
Garcia Denise
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
global policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.602
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1758-5899
pISSN - 1758-5880
DOI - 10.1111/1758-5899.12713
Subject(s) - hacker , arms race , authoritarianism , autonomy , political science , accountability , competitor analysis , terrorism , democracy , china , information warfare , political economy , race (biology) , law , public relations , computer security , sociology , management , economics , politics , gender studies , computer science
Autonomous weapons technologies, which rely on artificial intelligence, are advancing rapidly and without sufficient public debate or accountability. Oversight of increased autonomy in warfare is critically important because this deadly technology is likely to proliferate rapidly, enhance terrorist tactics, empower authoritarian rulers, undermine democratic peace, and is vulnerable to bias, hacking, and malfunction. The top competitors in this arms race are the United States, China, Russia, South Korea, and the European Union.