Army lieutenant says to pump brakes on AI in military

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Army lieutenant says to pump brakes on AI in military

1st Lt. Michael Ferguson has combat experience in Iraq and Afghanistan, is a former Army Ranger instructor and writes regularly about national security.

January 18, 2019 10:37 am

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You’ve heard before that artificial intelligence will transform the military. Autonomous drone swarms will keep uniforms out of harm’s way. China has a military AI program, and we need one too. But Army 1st Lt. Michael Ferguson said not so fast. He has combat experience in Iraq and Afghanistan, is a former Army Ranger instructor and writes regularly about national security. He joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more discussion.