The technology most people use only as a chatty tool for daily tasks is reportedly aiding US military aggression. And there is not much we can do about it<\/p>\n
There are a lot of things that AI can do. It can sort out your shopping list, and it can keep your kids entertained when they\u2019re mutinous by spinning up a tailor-made bedtime story for them. It can make you more efficient at work, and can help our government operate more effectively.<\/p>\n
What is written less about, and what we need to shout louder about now, are the risks inherent in the militarisation of AI. In the last three months Donald Trump\u2019s White House has reportedly used AI twice to effect regime change, or to \u2013 in the most recent case in Iran \u2013 get as close to doing so as possible, and leaving it up to rank-and-file Iranians to finish the job.<\/p>\n
Chris Stokel-Walker is the author of TikTok Boom: The Inside Story of the World\u2019s Favourite App<\/p>\n
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