India, Oct. 21 -- Artificial intelligence is already being widely used on the battlefield, and the role of human judgment in military operations is shrinking rapidly, the head of the UN's independent disarmament research institute warned on Tuesday.
In a briefing at UN Headquarters in New York, UNIDIR Director Robin Geiss had a stark question for journalists: "Are we going to let machines target and kill human beings?" he asked, warning that AI was increasingly "on track to crowding out human decision-making" in the sector.
The UN Secretary General has been repeatedly urging stakeholders to make sure we do not cross this "moral red line."
AI is being given a growing number of responsibilities in military affairs, from intelligence analys...