US lawmakers introduce bill to prevent AI-controlled nuclear launches
that a human must be “in the loop” for such critical decisions, the new bill — the Block Nuclear Launch by Autonomous Artificial Intelligence Act — would codify that policy, preventing the use of federal funds for an automated nuclear launch without “meaningful human control.”
Aiming to protect “future generations from potentially devastating consequences,” the bill was introduced by Senator Ed Markey and Representatives Ted Lieu , Don Beyer and Ken Buck . Senate co-sponsors include Jeff Merkley , Bernie Sanders , and Elizabeth Warren . “As we live in an increasingly digital age, we need to ensure that humans hold the power alone to command, control, and launch nuclear weapons – not robots,” said Markey.
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