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SUMMARY:Death by Algorithm
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a free\, virtual discussion focused on the weaponiz
 ation of artificial intelligence and technical\, ethical\, military and se
 curity concerns.‍\nWhen: Fri\, March 26\, 2021 at 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM 
 EDT\nRegister through Eventbrite\n\nAbout this Event\n\n\nBy late 2020\, t
 he United Nations discussions on autonomous weapons\, or killer robots\, s
 talled. Some countries were against continuing discussions in the hybrid v
 irtual/in-person format dictated by the ongoing pandemic. There is some in
 dication that efforts to resume CCW talks are ongoing\, but so far little 
 information has been made public. While these talks have stalled\, the pus
 h for greater autonomy and use of AI in weapons has continued. Loitering a
 nd collaborative munitions\, autonomous tanks\, and uncrewed vehicles deve
 lopments indicate incorporation of more AI tech in weapons systems.Key iss
 ues of concern:\n\n\n 	Reliability and brittleness of technology\n 	Confli
 ct escalation\, 'flash wars'\n 	Diminishing human control\n 	Accountabilit
 y for actions carried out by AI systems\n\nPanelists:\nLode Dewaegheneire\
 , Military Advisor to Mines Action Canada (MAC)Laura Nolan\, Software Engi
 neer and SRE\, ICRACDr. Maria Vanina Martinez\, Computer Science Professor
 \, University of Buenos Aires
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