Palmer Lucky says it's a “certainty” that artificial intelligence systems will kill innocent people in future wars, according to a recent interview the tech mogul did with Bloomberg News. That's why Luckey emphasizes that when AI systems are deployed by the U.S. military, it's absolutely necessary to keep humans informed.
“There will be people killed by AI who shouldn't be killed. That's a certainty if artificial intelligence becomes a fundamental part of the way we fight wars,” Luckey said. We need to make sure that people are held accountable for this because that is the only thing that will lead us to better solutions and less unintentional deaths, less civilian casualties.”
While Lucky acknowledges the potential dangers of AI, he argues that it can solve existing problems that are more deadly to innocent people as the technology exists today.
“I don't want AI to do these things, but many times the existing technologies are worse,” he said.
Lucky, whose net worth is estimated at $2.3 billion. Forbes, is someone who knows what he's talking about, at least when it comes to tech ideas for the future of warfare. The Long Beach native is the founder of VR headset company Oculus, and was pushed out after it was bought by Meta. He now runs Andoril, which has multi-billion dollar contracts with the US Department of Defense. Luckey was forced out in Meta over a 2016 donation to a PAC linked to former President Donald Trump, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Bloomberg's video interview with Lucky, conducted by Emily Chang, covers issues ranging from China's geopolitical threat to its exit from Meta. Interestingly, Lucky is reluctant to even name Trump.
“The thing is, I'm actually not as political of a person as people think,” Luckey told Chang. “I got kicked out of Silicon Valley because I made a $9,000 political donation. At the end of the day, the reason people are paying attention is because it's new for someone in technology to support the person who's going to be president this year.
“The person who became president this year,” as Chang pointed out in the video, was Trump, the person who poses a threat to America's safety and security while somehow polling ahead of President Joe Biden. is, if the latest The New York Times to believe.
Here is a 30 minute video about Lucky and his company. Available on YouTube. And it's worth watching in its entirety to understand how the world of technology defense contractors currently sees the future. Because no matter who wins in November, Lucky seems to be building advanced technological systems focused on the future of warfare for decades to come. And it's worth hearing what these people have to say if only to understand where $850 billion in taxpayer funds is going. every year.