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Markets---the affirmative expands NATO control which is based on “markets” and “freedom” - Neg reads yellow1AC, Gilli, 2020 - Senior Researcher at the NATO Defense College [Andrea, NDC Research Paper No.15 – December ““NATO-Mation”: Strategies for Leading in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” https://www.ndc.nato.int/news/news.php?icode=1514 Acc 4/21/22 TA] Artificial Intelligence, machine learning and big data represent some, but not the only, instances of technological progress. In contrast to other realms of technology, however, artificial intelligence bodes far-reaching ramifications across all areas of society, the economy, and the military, on account of its ubiquitous nature that enables pervasive diffusion. When major technological changes occur, governments usually step in to update regulations or introduce ethical rules to help align incentives among different actors. Some measures include providing key complementary goods and services, which the market may otherwise undersupply. Governments also draw strategic directions. The Atlantic Alliance is encountering a major challenge; but is also standing before a potent opportunity to shape the future security environment, thereby preserving the freedom and well-being of its Allies’ citizens, and maintaining its technological leadership. One possible way forward consists of pursuing the NATO-mation agenda described in this report: a set of individual and collective initiatives, joint solutions and coordinated actions spanning across several fields and domains and at different levels. This Research Paper has highlighted 11 different areas where action is possible and desirable. Challenges, dynamics, actors and constraints differ in each area, but NATO can play a significant role as both as initiator and as coordinator. In the ethics domain, NATO has an interest in upholding its founding values. Innovation-wise, there is a strong rationale for the Alliance to identify or even create an internal actor to champion AI as well as to help Allies generate an innovative workforce and pioneer more modern work environments. Change, however, is difficult. Innovation, if history has any lesson to spare, is even more difficult. Launching pilot projects can help subdue scepticism and temper the understandably reluctant attitude of some, all the while fostering greater familiarity with new technologies. While the transformation we are observing is technology-driven, its main repercussions will be on human beings, their ideas, their norms and their organizations. In addition to ushering in an innovative workplace and an innovative workforce, experimentation will be necessary to accept, understand and improve novel technologies, as well as to steer their evolution to fulfil ethical considerations, alongside tactical, operational and strategic necessities. Traditionally, NATO has played a significant part in this respect and, if anything, should continue and probably expand this role further. NATO Allies have, however, a broader opportunity to shape the evolution of AI-related technologies both through increasing R&D spending and through targeted investments. The bulk of AI research is driven by the private sector. Most observers worry that this has deprived military establishments of the control over new technologies. Private-sector driven research, at least in the realm of AI, has several drawbacks, including a short-term and narrow focus, and a reliance on economically, technologically and environmentally unsustainable solutions. There is a role for NATO-wide coordinated public action and investments, and eventual concertation with the European Union, in tackling these issues. Similarly, Allies will soon have to contemplate and prepare for the infrastructures on which AI systems will run: quantum and cloud computing as well as 5G networks warrant closer scrutiny. Whether NATO should provide cloud computing the way it does through AWACS aircraft, airspace management, is however, another issue. Historically, NATO has delivered collective defence with a strong attention to arms control. Whilst not an easy endeavour with immediate payoffs, the Alliance can contribute to ongoing debates on how to reach the goal of preserving international stability. NATO armed forces, combined, are more than the sum of the single parts: this is attributable to interoperability. In the NATO context, standardization plays a critical role: coordination among Allies is important, both within the Alliance and without, such as in Standards Development Organizations (SDOs). The Atlantic Alliance won the Cold War and overcame the challenges it faced in the ensuing decades because of the bonds among the Allies. Such bonds are not primarily political, military or diplomatic: they are cultural, ideological and ethical, and are based on the founding principles on which the Alliance was built. Democracy, rule of law, human rights, and free markets have guaranteed the longevity of transatlantic relations. AI technologies, through deep-fakes, may undermine those values. This is an insidious challenge which, however, may also one day prove existential. This is why NATO must be poised to play a key role in this technological realm. Control---the affirmative increases NATO control over AI---that guarantees “Western” American control over AI markets and others---ties in with their modelling claims---the affirmative increases NATO control over ethical AI development---not only does that guarantee a faulty development, but it also spreads NATO influence and western imperialism. If they win their modelling claims, capitalism is modelled and spreads internationally.Download 2.09 Mb. Share with your friends:
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