ISLAMABAD: Officials on Thurs day termed militarisation of space and artificial intelligence by India through western support an emerging threat for Pakistan's security. This was the upshot of a discussion hosted by the Islamabad Policy Institute on the occasion of the 23rd anniversary of the 1998 nuclear tests. The two panelists at the discussion titled'Pakistan's Quest for Peace and Strategic Stability in South Asia' were Adviser to Strategic Plans Division Ambassador Zamir Akram and Director General Arms Control and Disarmament at the Foreign Office Kamran Akhtar. The panelists did reiterate their concerns about the "tenuous" strategic stability of the region and India's aggressive posture, including its plans for disarming pre-emptive strikes against Pakistan's nuclear arsenal in a conflict, but they specifically emphasised the emerging challenges which, they said, could not be ignored anymore. Ambassador Akram in his presentation noted that India was working on integrating new warfare technologies -- cyberwarfare, artificial intelligence, robotics and lethal autonomous weapons -- in its arsenal with the American support.

Swarms of AI driven robots that can patrol borders from the land, sea and sky could soon be manning Europe's borders. A mass network of drones, land vehicles and water crafts is being developed into fully automated surveillance systems with the support of EU countries. Multiple sensors on roaming robots will be able to identify and track human activity and report risks to border officials. Concerns have been raised that such powerful technology in the wrong hands have could be used to develop'killer robots'. Swarms of AI driven robots that can patrol borders by surveillance of the sea (top left) and land (top right) could soon be manning Europe's borders.