Experts Say AI Could Raise the Risks of Nuclear War

Artificial intelligence could destabilize the delicate balance of nuclear deterrence, inching the world closer to catastrophe, according to a working group of experts convened by RAND. New smarter, faster intelligence analysis from AI agents, combined with more sensor and open-source data, could convince countries that their nuclear capability is increasingly vulnerable. That may cause them to take more drastic steps to keep up with the U.S. Another worrying scenario: commanders could make decisions to launch strikes based on advice from AI assistants that have been fed wrong information. Last May and June, RAND convened a series of workshops, bringing together experts from nuclear security, artificial intelligence, government, and industry. The workshops produced a report, released on Tuesday, that underlines how AI promises to rapidly improve Country A's ability to target Country B's nuclear weapons.