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War, AI and the new global arms race

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Alexandr Wang |

TED2023

• April 2023

Lethal drones with facial recognition, armed robots, autonomous fighter jets: we're at the dawn of a new age of AI-powered warfare, says technologist Alexandr Wang. He explores why data will be the secret weapon in this uncharted landscape and emphasizes the need to consider national security when developing new tech -- or potentially face all-out AI warfare.

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Lethal drones with facial recognition, armed robots, autonomous fighter jets: we're at the dawn of a new age of AI-powered warfare, says technologist Alexandr Wang. He explores why data will be the secret weapon in this uncharted landscape and emphasizes the need to consider national security when developing new tech -- or potentially face all-out AI warfare.

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Alexandr Wang is the founder and CEO of Scale AI, a data platform for AI seeking to supercharge businesses through responsible, human-centric artificial intelligence.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference.

Read our curation guidelines.

Learn more about the importance of AI technology and Scale AI’s work to bring best-in-class commercial technologies to the US government.

Subscribe to Alexandr Wang’s Twitter feed for glimpses into his industry and leadership insights.