The US Navy is developing AI-powered submarines that could kill autonomously

The US Navy is developing AI-controlled submarines that could have the ability to kill without human control. The project -- called CLAWS -- is being led by the Office of Naval Research, which is responsible for the science and technology programs of the US Navy and Marine Corps. Budget documents uncovered by New Scientist, describe CLAWS as an "autonomous unmanned undersea weapon system" that could be installed on robot submarines such as the Orca underseas vehicle being developed by Boeing. These boats will be armed with 12 torpedo tubes that could be controlled by CLAWS without any input from a human. "It will clandestinely extend the reach of large UUVs [unmanned underwater vehicles] and increase the mission areas into kinetic effects," read the documents.