US military adopts ‘ethical’ AI guidelines

Ralph Haupter, president of Asia and corporate vice president at Microsoft, discusses how AI will disrupt the tech space, the role it plays in Asia’s growth, reskilling workers, how the trade war is impacting spending by companies and his outlook for the industry. He speaks exclusively on “Bloomberg Markets: Asia” from the sidelines of the Milken Institute Asia Summit in Singapore.

In a recent interview on the ‘Artificial Intelligence’ podcast, Musk spoke about the future plans for his neural- technology company, Neuralink.

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In a tight job market, South Korea's top firms are rolling out artificial intelligence in hiring. That's got job seekers turning to cram schools to learn how to beat the bots.

Women and men marched together in Iraq in protest of powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who had decried gender mixing at anti-government sit-ins. He also used the US city of Chicago as an example of immorality.

The guidelines set out ways to ensure soldiers conducting AI-enabled warfare "exercise appropriate levels of judgment and care." But some observers believe the principles may just be "a bit of an ethics-washing project."

The annual US-led military exercise Flintlock is underway in Mauritania amid concerns that the US will draw down its military in Africa. In response, France and Germany are pushing for greater EU involvement.

Mark Zuckerberg has admitted mistakes will be made whilst AI is moderating Covid-19 posts on Facebook.

The governor of Japan's most southerly prefecture wants a ban on more US troops being sent to the islands as fears grow that they may have spread the virus over the July 4 weekend. Julian Ryall reports from Tokyo.

As France prepares to hold a ceremony honouring slain history teacher Samuel Paty, papers focus on the struggle teachers face in addressing Islamist extremism. We also look at Canada's "lobster war" between commercial and indigenous fishermen, plus reports that artificial intelligence is being used to create fake nude photos of thousands of everyday women. And in a rare show of US bipartisan camaraderie, rival candidates running for governor of Utah release a joint campaign ad calling for "civility".

Research in artificial intelligence is turning to money-making mass applications for consumers in the physical world. The next 10 years could be crucial.

Fundamental human rights could be at risk if AI technologies are used without due caution, the EU's rights agency says. It said AI can lead to discriminatory biases and perversions of justice if safeguards are lacking.