Johnson, James ORCID: 0000-0002-5203-8583 (2020) Artificial intelligence: a threat to strategic stability. Strategic Studies Quarterly, 14 (1). pp. 16-39. ISSN 1936-1815
Abstract
AI-augmented conventional capabilities might affect strategic stability between great military powers. The nuanced, multifaceted possible intersections of this emerging technology with a range of advanced conventional weapons can compromise nuclear capabilities, thus amplifying the potentially destabilizing effects of these weapons. This article argues that a new generation of artificial intelligence—enhanced conventional capabilities will exacerbate the risk of inadvertent escalation caused by the commingling nuclear and nonnuclear weapons. The increasing speed of warfare will also undermine strategic stability and increase the risk of nuclear confrontation.
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Item Type: | Article (Published) |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Subjects: | Computer Science > Artificial intelligence Computer Science > Machine learning Social Sciences > International relations Social Sciences > Political science |
DCU Faculties and Centres: | DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science > School of Law and Government |
Publisher: | Air University Press |
Official URL: | https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Portals/10/SSQ/do... |
Copyright Information: | © 2020 The Author. Open access |
ID Code: | 25503 |
Deposited On: | 18 Feb 2021 17:19 by James Johnson . Last Modified 18 Feb 2021 17:33 |
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