Former spy-chief-turned-arms-firm-adviser says military AI can be moral in shock to nobody

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Ex-spy chief David Omand has decided military AI can be taught to be moral. Which is nice for him. And probably nice for the various private defence interests he advises too. The Guardian published an extended interview with Omand. He told the paper he used to think AI drones were a bad thing. But changed his mind: My call is to really get some work done on this, so that we’re not left in a situation where there isn’t a moral component built into future AI-powered weapon systems. Omand is an advisor to Paladin Capital Group. Paladin has major AI and cybersecurity…

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