Biden And Xi To Sign Pledge: No AI In Nuclear Weapons

The South China Morning Post reports:

In a landmark agreement set to be announced at Wednesday’s much-awaited bilateral meeting, Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping are poised to pledge a ban on the use of artificial intelligence in autonomous weaponry, such as drones, and in the control and deployment of nuclear warheads.

The potential dangers of AI are expected to be a major focus of the US-China discussions, taking place on the sidelines of this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco. Both Washington and Beijing have expressed concerns over the unregulated use of this technology to fuel conflicts.

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