Over 60 countries, including the U.S. and China, have held the first international summit on the use of AI in the military and warfare at The Hague, where they've signed a'call to action' for the responsible use of the technology. This hopefully means that creating AI soldier bots capable of wiping out countless people isn't at the top of the list when developing new AI-based military platforms. Unfortunately, it wasn't a formal or legally binding agreement, simply a pledge to develop and use AI with "international legal obligations and in a way that does not undermine international security, stability, and accountability." With the rise of AI platforms like ChatGPT and AI-assisted targeting systems and facial recognition being developed for military use, not to mention the issue of drones as a tool for warfare, it was a relatively light affair for what is a hot topic right now. Regarding attendance at REAIM (Responsible AI in the Military), Russia and Ukraine did not attend the summit, with Israel being there but not signing the statement.

Disclaimer: All opinions are my own; they do not reflect my employer's. All data used in this article come from Kaggle Data Science Survey. All observations are from my experience working in data science teams in big and small companies. Large companies are losing about 20% of their data scientists; many of them probably went to startups, while some might have left the sector. Comparing to an average turnover rate of 13% in technology, which is the industry that has the highest attrition, it's clear that the data science teams at big companies are facing a serious retention problem.

People are silhouetted as they pose with laptops in front of a screen projected with a Google logo, in this picture illustration taken in Zenica October 29, 2014. BEIJING - "China is a rising country of AI work and research," said Fei-Fei Li, chief scientist of artificial intelligence and machine learning at Google Cloud, calling for enhanced AI cooperation between major countries. Li made the remarks in a recent exclusive interview with Xinhua at Google's Beijing office. Just last week, Li announced that Google would launch a new AI research center in Beijing, as part of its AI First strategy. When asked what prompted Google to make the decision to open its center in the Chinese capital, Li said: "We all recognize the importance of China because of its talent, because of the incredible creativity and innovation that are already going on here."