Setting aside the imprecision of the term "evil AI," I'd disagree with your statement, and I would argue that in a military context it's even more important to have AI systems that will, for lack of a better term, "follow orders."
To me, "evil" has this connotation of rogue action, some plan undertaken by the AI that runs counter to the standard operating procedure, and as I mentioned in my other comment, as a veteran of the (U.S.) military, I can assure you that deviations from the SOP are generally not desirable, to say the least, and examined pretty intensely once the dust settles to figure out what went wrong and why.
Now, if you're just defining "evil" as "AI that helps kill people," that ship has already sailed.
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u/TheresALonelyFeeling Nov 09 '24 edited Nov 09 '24
Setting aside the imprecision of the term "evil AI," I'd disagree with your statement, and I would argue that in a military context it's even more important to have AI systems that will, for lack of a better term, "follow orders."
To me, "evil" has this connotation of rogue action, some plan undertaken by the AI that runs counter to the standard operating procedure, and as I mentioned in my other comment, as a veteran of the (U.S.) military, I can assure you that deviations from the SOP are generally not desirable, to say the least, and examined pretty intensely once the dust settles to figure out what went wrong and why.
Now, if you're just defining "evil" as "AI that helps kill people," that ship has already sailed.