Former Google boss says AI could change war in the same way as nuclear weapons

In context: With so many of today’s headlines relating to AI in some form or another, it’s easy to understand why people are calling 2023 the year that artificial intelligence really takes off. But, as with many technologies, there are plenty of potentially bad applications for AI alongside the good ones, including its impact on warfare. According to former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, artificial intelligence could have a similar effect on wars as the introduction of nuclear weapons. In an interview with Wired, Schmidt, who in 2016 became a founding member of the government’s Defense Innovation Board, talked about upgrading…