The US Navy is developing an unmanned submarine controlled by artificial intelligence that is intended to become an autonomous killer. The CLAWS program has been surrounded by secrecy from its inception, including its official purpose and budget. Still, resistance has been increasingly vocal, as activists worry about unprecedented autonomous lethal weaponry. This uprising has given birth to organizations such as the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots, which wish to retain human control over the use of force. But the US is not alone in its intentions. China has also been developing similar warcraft, suggesting a new underwater AI arms race is currently brewing…
