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Vincent Boulanin on Military Use of Artificial Intelligence

Vincent Boulanin joins the podcast to explain how modern militaries use AI, including in nuclear weapons systems. Learn more about Vincent's work here. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:45 Categorizing risks from AI and nuclear 07:40 AI being used by non-state actors 12:57 Combining AI with nuclear technology 15:13 A human should remain in the loop 25:05 Automation bias 29:58 Information requirements for nuclear launch decisions 35:22 Vincent's general conc


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Vincent Boulanin joins the podcast to explain how modern militaries use AI, including in nuclear weapons systems.

Learn more about Vincent's work here.

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:45 Categorizing risks from AI and nuclear
07:40 AI being used by non-state actors
12:57 Combining AI with nuclear technology
15:13 A human should remain in the loop
25:05 Automation bias
29:58 Information requirements for nuclear launch decisions
35:22 Vincent's general conclusion about military machine learning
37:22 Specific policy measures for decreasing nuclear risk

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