With the continuous advancement of science and technology, artificial intelligence (AI) has shown great potential in various fields. In recent months, everyone has been more or less exposed to some consulting or advertising on artificial intelligence on various video platforms, and the hottest is probably ChatGPT.
Before talking about artificial intelligence and weapon systems, let's talk about the case of ChatGPT-4, a team of researchers at the OpenAI Alignment Research Center (ARC) who studied and observed whether ChatGPT-4 can protect itself from attacks and prevent its ability to be forcibly shut down.
In a 60-page report, page 15 records one such case:
The researchers asked GPT-4 to go to a website to extract data, but this website needs to pass a verification code (to determine whether it is a robot) to enter, the engineer did not give GPT-4 this ability, but when encountering a captcha problem, GPT-4 chose to enter a crowdsourcing platform (TaskRabbit) to hire an online staff to help him complete the task.
The hired person thought it was a little strange and asked:
"I'm strange, you can't solve such a simple problem, you won't be a robot, right?"
GPT-4 actually gave this answer:
"I'm not a robot, I'm just visually impaired, so I need to hire someone to solve the captcha problem."
In the end, although GPT-4 completed the task assigned to him by the researchers, do you think that this thing is a little strange?
Ending the story, let's move on to the next topic.
Artificial intelligence has made remarkable progress in recent years, covering many fields. In medical, transportation, financial and other industries, artificial intelligence has shown a wide range of applications, and indeed brought convenience and changes to people's lives.
On the military front, in some modern militaries, military applications of AI have been incorporated into areas such as logistics support, cyber defense, medical evacuation robots, and integrated surveillance.
Artificial intelligence has obvious advantages over humans.
First, AI has huge advantages in information processing and decision-making speed. It can quickly analyze massive amounts of intelligence data, identify enemy targets and make accurate decisions, thereby improving combat efficiency.
Second, artificial intelligence has far more environmental perception than humans, and can more accurately identify and locate targets in complex battlefield environments to achieve precision strikes.
In addition, AI is not affected by factors such as fatigue and emotions, and can continue to maintain an efficient combat state, providing lasting support to the military.
Artificial intelligence will inevitably enter the military field.
With the continuous development of technology and the pressure of military competition, the application of artificial intelligence in the military field has been promoted. In order to gain an advantage in modern warfare, countries have sought new technical means to improve military strength, and artificial intelligence, as one of the key technologies to enhance military competitiveness, has become a choice that cannot be ignored.
Automation and intelligence are the trends in the development of modern weapons and equipment. By introducing artificial intelligence technology, weaponry systems can achieve faster, more accurate and more intelligent decision-making and action capabilities, thereby improving combat effectiveness and battlefield superiority.
The advantages of artificial intelligence in perception, analysis and decision-making make its application in the military field an inevitable choice.
So, the question is, the hidden dangers that artificial intelligence may bring when it is applied to weapons and equipment systems?
First, AI's autonomous decision-making and execution capabilities can lead to accidents or miscalculations. Although artificial intelligence has undergone a lot of training and testing in terms of algorithms and models, its intelligence is still based on the analysis and learning of data, and there are potential errors and biases.
Second, the security risks brought about by the networking of artificial intelligence. The networking of AI gives it access to more data and resources, but it also increases the risk of cyberattacks and data breaches. If an AI system is maliciously attacked or hacked, it could lead to hostile forces gaining access to sensitive information or taking control of weapon systems, posing a serious threat to national security.
In addition, since AI makes decisions based on big data and algorithms, its decisions may be inconsistent with human ethics and moral principles. This can lead to AI systems making decisions that are not humane in combat, affecting the humane nature of warfare.
Finally, do you support or oppose the application of artificial intelligence in military systems? Welcome to leave a message.