Military Tech Execs Say AI Pause is ‘Close to Impossible’
Military tech executives and experts speaking before the Senate Armed Services Committee Wednesday said growing calls for a “pause” on new artificial intelligence systems were misguided and seemed “close to impossible” to enact. The experts, who spoke on behalf of two military tech companies as well as storied defense contractor the Rand Corporation, said Chinese AI makers likely wouldn’t adhere to a pause and would instead capitalize on a development lull to usurp the United States’ current lead in the international AI…