US official urges China, Russia to declare only humans, not AI, control nuclear weapons

reuters.com ^

[algore]

HONG KONG, May 2 (Reuters) - A senior U.S. official on Thursday urged China and Russia to match declarations by the United States and others that only humans, and never artificial intelligence, would make decisions on deploying nuclear weapons.

State Department arms control official Paul Dean told an online briefing that Washington had made a "clear and strong commitment" that humans had total control over nuclear weapons, adding that France and Britain had done the same.

"We would welcome a similar statement by China and the Russian Federation," said Dean, principal deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence and Stability.

"We think it is an extremely important norm of responsible behaviour and we think it is something that would be very welcome in a P5 context," he said, referring to the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.

Dean's remarks come as the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden tries to deepen separate discussions with China over both nuclear weapons policy and the growth of artificial intelligence. The Chinese defence ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The spread of artificial intelligence technology surfaced during sweeping talks between U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on April 26.

The two sides agreed to hold their first bilateral talks on artificial intelligence in the coming weeks, Blinken said, adding that they would share views on how best to manage risks and safety surrounding the technology.

[algore]

We know AI are insane and subject to hallucinations. We know humans are also insane and subject to delusions and hallucinations.

Who cares, Let's play a game...

[MinorityRepublican]

Did they watch the Terminator in China and Russia?

[HYPOCRACY]

Humans like Biden.

[C210N]

This is unfair. It is AI-ist.

[Navy Patriot]

State Department arms control official Paul Dean told an online briefing that Washington had made a "clear and strong commitment" that humans had total control over nuclear weapons, adding that France and Britain had done the same.

Russian AI certainly knows that the referenced officials are the least trustworthy "Humans" on the planet, and Dean doesn't have the Russian "Off" switch.

[Bobalu]

[OldHarbor]

“I’m sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that”

[cross_bearer_02]

“WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY A GAME?”

Interesting times we are living in, yes?

[GOPJ]

Global Thermonuclear War?

[DesertRhino]

This is a tacit admission. This is an admission that if emotion was taken out of the equation and it was just left up to AI, it would immediately realize DC and London are behind almost all the problems and blow up those assclowns.

[ASOC]

So...Dead Hand is not a thing, then?

Our version has to be turned on, otherwise, we don’t have a Dead Hand equivariant - at least one that’s active full time.

[KarlInOhio]

Strangelove: Mr. President, it is not only possible, it is essential. That is the whole idea of this machine, you know. Deterrence is the art of producing in the mind of the enemy... the fear to attack. And so, because of the automated and irrevocable decision making process which rules out human meddling, the doomsday machine is terrifying. It's simple to understand. And completely credible, and convincing.

Muffley: But this is fantastic, Strangelove. How can it be triggered automatically?

Strangelove: Well, it's remarkably simple to do that. When you merely wish to bury bombs, there is no limit to the size. After that they are connected to a gigantic complex of computers. Now then, a specific and clearly defined set of circumstances, under which the bombs are to be exploded, is programmed into a tape memory bank.