AI for Good in War; Beyond Google's 'Don't Be Evil:'

In recent weeks, two events demonstrated the promise of and concern over the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI). At the #AI4Good Summit in Geneva, attendees reviewed the many ways AI can help humanity in medicine, education, economic and law enforcement applications, to name a few. Meanwhile, Google withdrew from a Pentagon project called Project Maven, using AI to scan video from drones and make suggestions to classify objects as people, buildings, or vehicles. This follows the resignation of about a dozen Google employees and a petition signed by about 4,000 employees urging Google's leadership to stop work on Project Maven and cease any support for "warfare technology." The petition justified these demands by citing the Google slogan, "don't be evil." Is it possible to deploy AI on the battlefield and still live up to the "don't be evil" standard?