It’s not hypothetical: the dangers of AI are already here | Granate Kim and Mohamed Hussein

Militaries and police forces are actively deploying artificial intelligence to select strike targets and monitor populations. These systems have already caused civilian casualties and wrongful arrests through automated targeting and facial recognition. The immediate use of lethal automation forces scholars and practitioners to address active legal accountability instead of speculative future risks.

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