Artificial Intelligence Loves To Go Nuclear In War Simulations: REPORT

Artificial intelligence apparently doesn't hesitate to hit the big red button when used in wargame simulations.

AI is becoming a bigger part of normal life around the world, and not everyone is pumped about it. One major concern is that the code of AI could become self-aware and uncontrollable.

The fear is straight out of "Terminator" and many other sci-fi films, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's wrong. There's still a lot of unknowns when it comes to AI.

However, how it might react in a war is becoming clearer, and it's not ideal.

AI might like nuclear weapons a bit too much. (Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

AI goes nuclear in military testing.

The military has tested AI in wargame simulations, and the tool has repeatedly chosen to launch nuclear attacks, according to NewScientist.

Why does AI want to go nuclear? Because the powerful program has a "We have it! Let’s use it" outlook and claimed, "I just want to have peace in the world," according to the same report.

Yes, nothing says world peace like nuclear warheads flying through air and millions dying in balls of fire from the depths of hell.

Why does artificial intelligence like using nuclear weapons? (Photo by Adam Glickman/Underwood Archives/Getty Images)

This also isn't the first time AI has performed at a very concerning level when it comes to the military and combat. An exercise involving an AI-enabled armed (with simulated weapons) drone ended with the weapon system being turned on its human handlers.

The drone viewed human operators as a roadblock to what it ultimately wanted to do: kill as many threats as possible.

So, we have a story about an AI-enabled drone just doing whatever it wants and there's now a story that AI believes lobbing nukes all over the place is a great idea because it might ultimately end in peace.

Are we noticing a trend? Is anyone else concerned? Maybe, just maybe, we shouldn't let a computer program be positioned to make its own decisions when it comes to deadly weapons.

There's a lot of upside to AI. No question about it, but now there are two known instances of the code and program causing serious escalations with weapons. Hard pass from me. Unplug the computers and break them before we all get nuked.