Western Nations Reluctant to Invest in AI Weapons, Says Israeli Drone Manufacturer

Yuri Shenfeld, chief marketing officer with Israel Aerospace Industries, says “the technology is there” but western countries don’t want to touch AI drones.
Western Nations Reluctant to Invest in AI Weapons, Says Israeli Drone Manufacturer
Drones and "loitering missiles" on show at IAI's stand at ExCel in London on Sep. 12, 2023. Chris Summers/The Epoch Times
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LONDON—An Israeli drone manufacturer has said Britain and other Western governments are reluctant to use autonomous weapons—powered by artificial intelligence (AI)—even though “the technology is there.”

Uri Shenfeld, chief marketing officer with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), was speaking at the giant DSEI defence and security equipment exhibition at the ExCel in London, which concluded on Friday.

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