War and Peace in the Age of Artificial Intelligence : By Henry A. Kissinger, Eric Schmidt, and Craig Mundie / Foreign Affairs

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Every change that occurs with new technologies that are increasingly being made available to all people, obviously the resulting transformative changes that takes place proves unsettling to those who have become complacent with the status quo. I hope and pray this new scientific power will be used for the good of humankind and will not be applied by the few profit and power seeking individuals to the detriment of the masses.

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Summary
The article highlights the potential for AI to revolutionize both war and peace. On one hand, AI could enhance military capabilities, leading to more precise and efficient warfare. On the other hand, it could also facilitate diplomatic solutions and global cooperation. However, the author warns of the risks associated with AI, including the possibility of an arms race, cyberattacks, and even the potential for AI to become a dominant force in its own right.

Key quotes
AI in war will illuminate the best and worst expressions of humanity. It will serve as the means both to wage war and to end it."
"If AI emerges as a practically independent political, diplomatic, and military set of entities, that would force the exchange of the age-old balance of power for a new, uncharted disequilibrium."
"The calculation in warfare has always been relatively straightforward: whichever side first finds intolerable the pain of battle will likely be conquered. The consciousness of one’s own shortcomings has in the past produced restraint. Without such awareness, and with no sense for (and thus a great tolerance of) pain, one cannot but wonder what, if anything, would prompt restraint in an AI that has been introduced into warfare, and what would conclude the conflicts it wages."