Under Defense, which aims to compensate a smaller military for larger technology, the US Secretary of the Ministry of Defence's 'Third Offset', Ashton B. Carter, has made a fourth visit to Silicon Valley while Deputy Secretary of Defence, Robert O. Work has emphasised the importance of artificial intelligence (AI) tech in creating new 'Iron Man" style fighters. It would appear however, young Silicon Valley executives have shown little interest in seeing their technology used for military purposes, questioning the difference between offensive and defensive uses of smart weapons. AI specialist at University of California, Berkeley, Stuart J Russell stated, "We need to figure out where to draw the line and we need to stay on the right side of it." Still, the Pentagon remains a key investor in the tech community, taking up the likes of self-automated vehicles, and Carter's doctorate in theoretical physics may help to initiate a successful alliance between the tech world and military defence.
Under the Ministry of Defence's 'Third Offset', which aims to compensate a smaller military for larger technology, the US Secretary of Defense, Ashton B. Carter, has made a fourth visit to Silicon Valley while Deputy Secretary of Defence, Robert O. Work has emphasised the importance of artificial intelligence (AI) tech in creating new 'Iron Man" style fighters. It would appear however, young Silicon Valley executives have shown little interest in seeing their technology used for military purposes, questioning the difference between offensive and defensive uses of smart weapons. AI specialist at University of California, Berkeley, Stuart J Russell stated, "We need to figure out where to draw the line and we need to stay on the right side of it." Still, the Pentagon remains a key investor in the tech community, taking up the likes of self-automated vehicles, and Carter's doctorate in theoretical physics may help to initiate a successful alliance between the tech world and military defence.