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Security Experts Want the US and China to Promise Never to Let AI Control Nukes
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Security experts from the United States and China have proposed rules that would bar artificial intelligence from independently launching cyberattacks against nuclear command systems or deciding to use nuclear weapons.
Key facts
- Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping can lead in governing these dangers by agreeing that only humans, not AI, should make the decision to initiate a cyberattack against each other’s nuclear
- That concern was underscored in February when models from OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic used nuclear weapons in 95% of tested war-game scenarios, though experts cautioned that the simulation
- A recent report by Brookings and Shanghai-based Fudan University urges the U.S. and China to extend their commitment to human control of nuclear weapons to other military uses of AI, including
- The call for nuclear-style safeguards is part of a growing debate over how to slow AI development and keep increasingly capable systems under human control
Summary
Two U.S. and Chinese security experts proposed red lines barring AI from independently attacking nuclear systems. The authors also called for a military AI hotline and a shared definition of human control. AI’s speed and uncertain behavior could leave leaders with little time to stop an escalating conflict. A recent report by Brookings and Shanghai-based Fudan University urges the U.S. and China to extend their commitment to human control of nuclear weapons to other military uses of AI, including cyberattacks on nuclear command systems.