Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are increasingly used in modern weapons systems. Notably, these systems have recently been involved in mass killings and destruction at scale. Furthermore, there is currently a strong interest and competition among powerful players to accelerate the proliferation of weapons with automated or AI-based components, a phenomenon known as AI arms race. This competition poses a risk of causing even more deaths and devastation in the future, as well as increased power and wealth inequality. In this work, we aim to shed light on the role of AI researchers as implicated subjects in the harms caused by weapons enabled by AI technologies. We investigate and discuss the specifics of this implication and explore ways to transfigure this position of implication into one of differentiated, long-distance solidarity with the victims of technologically fortified injustices.
翻译:人工智能(AI)技术正日益广泛应用于现代武器系统。值得注意的是,这些系统近期已卷入大规模杀戮与破坏事件。此外,当前各强大主体之间正激烈竞争以加速部署基于自动化或AI组件的武器,这一现象被称为"AI军备竞赛"。这种竞争不仅可能导致未来更多的伤亡与毁灭,还会加剧权力与财富不平等。本文旨在阐明AI研究人员作为"被卷入主体"在AI技术赋能武器所造成危害中的角色。我们探讨并分析了这种卷入的具体内涵,并探索如何将这种卷入立场转化为与科技强化不公受害者之间差异化、远距离的团结关系。