Signal arXiv Preprint Examines AI Risk in Non-Great-Power Conflict

Summary

A study examines AI risk in the context of conflicts that do not involve great powers. It observes that most existing research on advanced AI and the risks of war has concentrated almost entirely on confrontation between great powers. That focus rests on the premise that confrontation among nuclear-armed adversaries represents the greatest source of catastrophic risk. The author argues that this premise has left AI risk in conflicts not involving great powers comparatively understudied. The author explains that this gap has created a blind spot in both policy discussion and risk assessment. The study positions itself within that relatively neglected area of the existing literature.