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US Military Releases Its Artificial Intelligence Strategy

The American military wants to expand its use of artificial intelligence, or AI, for war. But it says the technology will be deployed¹ in respect to the nation’s values.

The United States Defense² Department released its first AI strategy this week.

The strategy calls for increasing the use of AI systems throughout the military, from decision-making to predicting problems in planes or ships. It urges the military to provide AI training to change “its culture, skills and approaches.” And it supports investment and partnership³ with education and industry in AI research.

The military report calls for the U.S. to move quickly before other countries narrow America’s technological⁴ lead. It says, “Other nations, particularly China and Russia, are making significant investments in AI for military purposes….” It says some of those applications raise questions connected to international norms and human rights.

The report makes little mention of autonomous⁵ weapons. But it lists an existing 2012 military guidance that requires humans to be in control “over the use of force.”

The U.S., Russia, Israel and South Korea are among the countries that have blocked a United Nations effort to ban autonomous weapons, also known as “killer robots.” Such systems could one day carry out war without human intervention⁶. The U.S. has argued that it is too early to try to restrict them.

The strategy released this week says the U.S. military will lead in honoring international and national law, supporting American values and strengthening U.S. partnerships⁷ with other nations.

The U.S. strategy report centers on more immediate⁸ applications. But some of those applications already have led to ethics⁹ debates within the U.S. Last year, Google withdrew from the military’s Project Maven after Google employees protested the work. That project aims to use AI to study video images which could be used to direct drone strikes in conflict areas.

Other companies have stepped in and the U.S. military is working with AI experts to establish ethical¹⁰ guidelines for its applications.

Todd Probert is with Raytheon, a company working with the U.S. military on Maven and other weapons programs. He said the technology is used to speed up the decision-making process.

“Everything we’ve seen is with a human decision-maker in the loop,” he said.

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strategy - n. a careful plan or method for achieving a particular goal usually over a long period of time

approach – n. a way of dealing¹² with something : a way of doing or thinking about something

significant – adj. large enough to be noticed or have an effect

autonomous – adj. able to act independently

drone – n. a kind of aircraft that flies without a pilot

in the loop – n. part of a group that is kept up-to-date with information about something

1 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

4 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

5 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

6 intervention   

n.介入，干涉，干预

参考例句：

• The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
• Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。

7 partnerships   

n.伙伴关系( partnership的名词复数 )；合伙人身份；合作关系

参考例句：

• Partnerships suffer another major disadvantage: decision-making is shared. 合伙企业的另一主要缺点是决定要由大家来作。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• It involved selling off limited partnerships. 它涉及到售出有限的合伙权。 来自辞典例句

8 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

9 ethics   

n.伦理学；伦理观，道德标准

参考例句：

• The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。
• Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。

10 ethical   

adj.伦理的，道德的，合乎道德的

参考例句：

• It is necessary to get the youth to have a high ethical concept.必须使青年具有高度的道德观念。
• It was a debate which aroused fervent ethical arguments.那是一场引发强烈的伦理道德争论的辩论。

11 weaver   

n.织布工；编织者

参考例句：

• She was a fast weaver and the cloth was very good.她织布织得很快，而且布的质量很好。
• The eager weaver did not notice my confusion.热心的纺织工人没有注意到我的狼狈相。

12 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。