Anduril’s Palmer Luckey slammed restrictions on AI use in the military [Video]

The founder of one of the biggest defense tech startups slammed potential restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence in the military, saying that the US and its allies need AI to combat adversaries making use of the technology.

In a Tuesday talk at Pepperdine University, Palmer Luckey, the founder of Anduril Industries, said he fears that AI will be used by “evil people,” while Western powers are being coerced into not using AI.

“There is a shadow campaign being waged in the United Nations by many of our adversaries to trick Western countries that fancy themselves morally aligned into not applying AI for weapons or defense,” Luckey said.

“What is the moral victory in being forced to use larger bombs with more collateral damage because we are not allowed to use systems that can penetrate past Russian or Chinese jamming systems and strike precisely?” he added.

The 32-year-old founder slammed European countries, saying that they don’t understand how adversaries to …