![]() ![]() They’re flying Tornado jets equipped with an armor-piercing missile called the Brimstone. They see an opportunity to protect civilians under attack and to use a weapon in a completely new way. These British pilots hear about this and they see an opportunity. He’s now managing editor .Ī bunch of tanks and artillery are outside of his small town, and they’re lobbying all kinds of bombs and munitions into the town. Zachary Fryer-Biggs was then a national security reporter following this story for the Center for Public Integrity. With NATO jets pressing down, there’s word that troops loyal to Gaddafi are bombing civilians.īritish pilots are getting reports that about 400 miles south of Tripoli, there’s a humanitarian crisis unfolding. The battle for Libya is not over yet with the heaviest combat for days between anti-Gaddafi forces and supporters of the fugitive colonial. His days are numbered, but his forces are unfolding. NATO’s air war against Muammar Gaddafi is in its sixth month. It took place nearly 12 years ago in September 2011 during the war in Libya. Our story begins with an earlier milestone in autonomous weapons systems. Back in 2021, we did a show about AI and the future of warfare, and given all the stunning advances in AI today, we’re bringing it back. And earlier this year, a Ukrainian government official told the Associated Press that fully autonomous drones with artificial intelligence are an inevitable next step. But many of the drones take some actions on their own. Russia accused Ukraine of deadly drone attacks on two air bases yesterday.īoth sides are using drones in the battlefield, and typically they’re controlled by soldiers on the ground. As Russia’s war in Ukraine moves into a second year, we’re hearing more and more about attacks carried out by drones, some traveling hundreds of miles to reach their target. Al Letson:įrom the Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX, this is Reveal. Please be aware that the official record for Reveal’s radio stories is the audio. Reveal transcripts are produced by a third-party transcription service and may contain errors. MacArthur Foundation, the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Hellman Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Park Foundation. Support for Reveal is provided by the Reva and David Logan Foundation, the John D. Reporter: Zachary Fryer-Biggs | Lead producer: Michael Montgomery | Editor: Brett Myers | Production manager: Steven Rascón with Zulema Cobb | Digital producer: Nikki Frick | Episode art: Molly Mendoza | Score and sound design by Jim Briggs and Fernando Arruda, with help from Claire Mullen | Interim executive producers: Taki Telonidis and Brett Myers | Host: Al Letson | Special thanks to The Center for Public Integrity Read: Coming soon to the battlefield: Robots that can kill (The Center for Public Integrity) Credits Read: Are we ready for weapons to have a mind of their own? (The Center for Public Integrity) This episode originally aired in June 2021. and other leaders in machine learning are resistant to signing treaties that would put limits on machines capable of making battlefield decisions. We close with a conversation between host Al Letson and Fryer-Biggs about the implications of algorithmic warfare and how the U.S. They also explore the legendary hackers conference known as DEF CON and hear from technologists campaigning for a global ban on autonomous weapons. Next, Fryer-Biggs and Montgomery talk to a top general leading the Pentagon’s AI initiative. Sophomore cadets are exploring the ethics of autonomous weapons through a lab simulation that uses miniature tanks programmed to destroy their targets. In our first story, Fryer-Biggs and Reveal’s Michael Montgomery head to the U.S. The push to integrate AI into battlefield technology raises a big question: How far should we go in handing control of lethal weapons to machines? efforts to harness gargantuan leaps in artificial intelligence to develop weapons systems for a new kind of warfare. This week, we revisit a story from reporter Zachary Fryer-Biggs about U.S. The war in Ukraine has become a testing ground for some of these weapons, and experts warn that we are on the brink of fully autonomous drones that decide for themselves whom to kill. The future of warfare is being shaped by computer algorithms that are assuming ever-greater control over battlefield technology. Please reload the page and try again.Īpple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | S titcher | Pandora | Amazon Music Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription.
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