Military developments of Russia and China have caused concern in the European Parliament

EP ad hoc committee: there is “tight competition in the field of AI technologies” in the world

The European Parliament (EP) expressed concern about military research and technological development of Russia and China in the field of weapons using artificial intelligence (AI). Russia Today reports this with reference to the draft resolution, which was presented in the preliminary report of the EP special committee on artificial intelligence in the digital age.

AI technologies “. The leaders of the race, according to the authors of the report, are the United States and China, but Canada, India, Israel, Japan, Russia, South Korea and the United Kingdom are also taking part in it. At the same time, the EP stated that such developments related to systems of destructive offensive weapons without human control are being carried out without due attention to the risk to humanity. The document emphasizes that AI technologies can be used, among other things, in waging information wars, carrying out cyberattacks and controlling citizens.

In addition, the authors of the report acknowledged that the EU is lagging behind the favorites of the race “in virtually all categories.” in the field of AI. They also listed in the draft resolution a number of measures that could contribute to rectifying the situation.

In August, The National Interest assessed the prospects for the development of Russian multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) with artificial intelligence in Russia. The author of the material emphasized that creating such a system would require an unmanned truck and uninterrupted communication.

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