We may have an indication of 'the future of AI' here, from Mr Starmer and his cronies.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3ry1zpyz0et
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Today's defence investment plan will be backed by £298bn of funding over the next four years, the Ministry of Defence has said, with key projects including:
Over £8bn which will go towards the global combat air programme, building a new stealth fighter jet alongside Japan and Italy
More than £63bn on strengthening the UK's nuclear deterrent, including funding submarines, a new warhead and 12 F35A fighter jets
£26bn on Project Royal Oak, aimed at upgrading UK naval bases including those at Faslane, Portsmouth and Devonport
Over £5bn on drone transformation, including £650m towards autonomous systems such as drones and uncrewed ground vehicles
Nearly £2bn for integrating the armed forces through the new digital targeting web framework, for destroying identified targets faster
£790m on greater protection for UK homeland and overseas bases from threats, as well as a new defence operations centre, expanded counter drone systems, directed energy weapons investments and upgraded missiles for Type 45 destroyers
£11bn on increased weapons stockpiles including long-range strike weapons, cruise missiles and one-way effectors. The MoD says it will have built at least six new energetics factories by 2030
£900m of spending is on efficiency and reform procurement, including £500m on improving AI and workforce transformation productivity and £400m on setting up the multilateral defence mechanism
£100m on the prime minister’s rapid AI delivery taskforce, as well as a further £115m on raising the UK's defences against AI threats
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There's a lot of AI in there, and we're not the only country doing stuff like this.
Along with all the stuff being built/designed there's also the need for it to be secure (£115 million at todays prices), and the better AI gets, the better the tools hackers have, and the better security is needed (vicious circle).
Of course, forgetting AI for a moment, apparently everyone has a price they'll sell out for (even me, although I'm cheap because I don't really know anything), and with all this 'futuristic' attack/defend hardware (which everyone will have) all over the place it only takes one piece of malicious code to kick things off.
Skynet? nah, not yet, but in 15 years time?