La veille de la cybersécurité

As researchers and engineers race to develop new artificial intelligence systems for the U.S. military, they must consider how the technology could lead to accidents with catastrophic consequences. In a startling, but fictitious, scenario, analysts at the Center for Security and Emerging Technology -- which is part of Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service -- lay out a potential doomsday storyline with phantom missile launches. In the scenario, U.S. Strategic Command relies on a new missile defense system's algorithms to detect attacks from adversaries. The system can quickly and autonomously trigger an interceptor to shoot down enemy missiles which might be armed with nuclear warheads. "One day, unusual atmospheric conditions over the Bering Strait create an unusual glare on the horizon," the report imagined.