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2018: Set of school students for creation of a lethal weapon with artificial intelligence

In November, 2018 it became known that the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) gathered group of school students for development of weapon using artificial intelligence. For the experimental four-year program 27 young people aged up to 18 years from more than 5 thousand candidates were selected.

We look for new qualities, such as creative thinking and will to fight when we face problems — professor of PTI on the condition of anonymity told the South China Morning Post edition. — They should have a passion to development of new oruzhiya. They also should be patriots.

China employs "patriotic" school students for creation of a lethal weapon with artificial intelligence

Teenagers who joined group on development of autonomous arms should select specialization, for example, engineering, electronics or designing of weapon. Two scientists,  arms specialists, one of  the academic world, another  — from  military industrial complex, will edify each student  during all program.

On the termination of a rate they will be able to continue work on the program together with the research supervisor and finally to become full-fledged researchers in the field of the killing AI equipment.

Eleonore Pauwels from  the UN University is anxious with the program of preparation of specialists AI for  weapon in  China.

Think of  the robots capable to poison food or to deliver toxins  using biotechnologies  — the expert notes.

The representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China reported to South China Morning Post that department "is very knowledgeable" about possible problems with such systems. In April, 2018 the Chinese government the UN provided the memorandum stating a country position on these technologies and calling for more extensive discussion of a question. In July, 2018 thousands of scientists signed the document which they promised not to participate in development of autonomous arms.^[1]

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