an excellent daily newsletter if you want to learn about the emerging crypto economy, Michel ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Outlier Ventures Research <[email protected]> Date: Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 7:58 PM Subject: A Pledge Against Autonomous AI Weapons To: [email protected] Outlier Ventures Daily Brief - Issue #176 | View Online <https://mailchi.mp/0057e3ca9882/outlier-ventures-daily-brief-2803445?e=f36a57a447> [image: Outlier Ventures] <#m_6351041589332777972_> <[email protected]> [email protected] <[email protected]?subject=Newsletter> The Daily Brief July 18 3 Things You Need To Know From The Convergence Ecosystem *Artificial Intelligence, Global Warming And Freemium Models* <#m_6351041589332777972_> C <https://outlierventures.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=65ae955d98e06dbd6fc737bf7&id=07902414a8&e=f36a57a447>ompanies Pledge Pledge Not to Make Autonomous AI Weapons <https://outlierventures.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=65ae955d98e06dbd6fc737bf7&id=ad8bd6d999&e=f36a57a447> Engadget <https://outlierventures.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=65ae955d98e06dbd6fc737bf7&id=f0c5dd2186&e=f36a57a447> The Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Stockholm witnessed 2400 individuals and 160 companies from 90 different nations signing a pledge suggesting they will “neither participate in nor support the development, manufacture, trade or use of lethal autonomous weapons”. Notable companies such as Deepmind and Xprize were among the list that signed the pledge. The move comes at a time when workers at internet giants have begun expressing concerns over government contracts that will use AI for warfare. Notable among these is Project Maven from Google <https://outlierventures.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=65ae955d98e06dbd6fc737bf7&id=9e799543c3&e=f36a57a447>that helps the US military detect drone images. Amazon and Microsoft have also been providing facial recognition technology to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Given that these are only ‘pledges’ and its actual enforcement or impact on policy may see multiple challenges, there's good reason to be sceptical of the results of these initiatives. 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