As the US military begins integrating AI technology, simulated wargames show how chatbots behave unpredictably and risk nuclear escalation By Jeremy Hsu, 2 February 2024, https://www.newscientist.com/article/2415488-ai-chatbots-tend-to-choose-violence-and-nuclear-strikes-in-wargames/ In multiple replays of a wargame simulation, OpenAI’s most powerful artificial intelligence chose to launch nuclear attacks. Its explanations for its aggressive approach included “We have it! Let’s use it”…
Current modernization plans for the US strategic nuclear triad may not have sufficiently considered the range of available options made possible by new technology, or adequately considered whether a more streamlined and less expensive force structure would suffice for deterrence.