AI Supremacy in Military and National Defence is Ramping Up

Hey Everyone,

I am growing concerned with what I am witnessing in AI at the intersection of the military and National Defense. Some of our most celebrated AI startups and U.S. firms are now implicated.

This op-ed touches on topics that might be NSFW. Reader discretion is advised.

I’m not an effective altruistic but AI risk is real in a number of significant ways. The truth is, I have always been worried about something for some time and my concern has increased in recent years. That’s the impact of artificial intelligence on the Military, geopolitical conflict and AI providing advantages in asymmetric warfare capabilities, namely AI drones.

There are many sides to this story and the full extent of it won’t be told for some years. I will be sharing some candid thoughts. When in 2024, OpenAI quietly removed its ban on military use of its AI tools - it marked the beginning of an era where AI Supremacy would begin to translate into military advantages. The outcomes of which may become dire.

Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt quietly created a company called White Stork, which plans to build AI-powered attack drones, and Palantir recently got a new contract. Palantir, which was founded by the libertarian billionaire Peter Thiel with funding from the CIA’s venture capital fund has recently won $178M Army deal for TITAN artificial intelligence-enabled ground stations. It’s shareholders were cheering. Palantir’s stock is up PLTR -0.23%↓ nearly 58% this year alone as of March, 2024.

Meanwhile according to statements by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), Israel is using AI extensively in its military operations in Gaza. With the massacre of civilians in Gaza, the world is watching and it’s starting to impact how the AI industry as a whole is viewed by hundreds of millions of people all over the world.

This is not a use of the technology that is good for humanity. Israel is deploying new and sophisticated artificial intelligence technologies at a large scale in its offensive in Gaza. And as the civilian death toll mounts, regional human rights groups are asking if Israel’s AI targeting systems have enough guardrails. This does not seem to be a responsible use of the technology and it’s also impacting how the world views America.

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To the contrary, Generative AI is not and won't be used for the "good of humanity", but for increasingly for National self-interests. In a world with so much geopolitical conflict and competition, there's no such thing as the good or that which "benefit of all humanity" like startups like OpenAI are stating.

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