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The trajectory of a drone prototype developed at the University of Zurich. zVg
Switzerland shrugs off responsibility for setting rules governing the development of technology with military potential.
This content was published on March 29, 2023 March 29, 2023 minutes Marguerite Meyer and Ariane Lüthi Positioning itself as a top research location at the forefront of drone development and artificial intelligence (AI) is key for Switzerland. Its technical universities are amongst the best in the world. Measured by quality of scientific publications and their impact on research, Switzerland even ranks number oneexternal link . The greater Zurich area is know as“the Silicon Valley of robotics” thanks to the presence of Google and other leading companies, as well as its first-class university laboratories.
Risks that come along with such cutting-edge research do not feature prominently in the narrative promoted by authorities. The scientific community however regularly raises them. AI researchers have been worried for some time about an arms race in AI-powered weapons, including drones. 2017 saw the release of the viral slaughterbots videoexternal link , a fictional account of a dystopian future, in which mini-drones hunt down targeted individuals without any form of human control.
“A lot of politicians have not understood the technology well enough,” explains Max Tegmark, professor of physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, the leading technology university in the United States.“We are talking about weapons of mass destruction that would be accessible to everyone.” Tegmark directs the future of life instituteexternal link , which produced the Slaughterbots video. Another voice is that of US military expert Zachary Kallenborn, who compares the dangers of armed drone swarms to those of chemical and biological weapons.
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