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When we talk about artificial intelligence (AI), what do we actually mean ?
AI experts and philosophers are beavering away on the issue. But having a usable definition of AI – and soon – is vital for regulation and governance because laws and policies simply will not operate without one.
This definition problem crops up in all regulatory contexts, from ensuring truthful use of the term “AI” in product advertising right through to establishing how next-generation Automated Weapons Systems (AWSs) [PDF] are treated under the laws of war.
True, we may eventually need more than one definition (just as “goodwill” means different things in different contexts). But we have to start somewhere so, in the absence of a regulatory definition at the moment, let’s get the ball rolling.
http://theconversation.com/why-we-need-a-legal-definition-of-artificial-intelligence-46796
Original Submission
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 04 2015, @01:56PM
Why oxmoron? There are quite simple laws of war (although they are not what is usually referred to by that term):
First Law: Everything that gives you an advantage over your enemy is good.
Second Law: Everything that gives you a disadvantage over your enemy is bad.
I don't see an inherent contradiction here.