The US air force has denied it has conducted an AI simulation in which a drone decided to “kill” its operator to prevent it from interfering with its efforts to achieve its mission. An official said last month that in a virtual test staged by the US military, an air force drone controlled by AI had used “highly unexpected strategies to achieve its goal”. The Royal Aeronautical Society, which hosted the conference, and the US air force did not respond to requests for comment from the Guardian. But in a statement to Insider, the US air force spokesperson Ann Stefanek denied any such simulation had taken place. “The Department of the Air Force has not conducted any such AI-drone simulations and remains committed to ethical and responsible use of AI technology,” Stefanek said.

Source: The Guardian June 02, 2023 10:11 UTC