Vice President Vance says military should never let AI make life-and-death decisions

Vice President JD Vance (R-OH) is concerned about how artificial intelligence will be used in warfare and urged the military to be cautious about the technology, remarks he made as the Pentagon moves forward with using AI on the battlefield. Speaking to graduating cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, the vice president—who served in the Iraq War during his time in the Marines—acknowledged the growing unease among Americans as AI stands to “affect the labor market” and has “fundamentally changed how we interact with one another.” “But the thing I worry about most with AI is how it will change warfare,” Vice President Vance said, adding that it “already has.” “If the warfare of the future is to live up to the moral values of our ancestors, decisions over life and death must be made by humans and not machines,” he said. The Pentagon has moved quickly to integrate AI into its war-fighting, even as it faces questions about how to impose appropriate safeguards on the still-new technology.