Experts Warn, AI Could Trigger Nuclear War And World War III

JAKARTA - Conflict experts warn that artificial intelligence (AI) could trigger an accidental nuclear war.

The world's leading institution in its nuclear assessment, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), stated that technologies such as AI are increasing the risk of armed conflict, along with the increasing number of global nuclear arsenals.

SIPRI highlighted the rapid increase in China's nuclear stockpile, from 500 to 600 warheads in one year, as well as the end of the last arms control agreement between the United States and Russia's two largest nuclear weapons-owning countries.

"One of the components of the upcoming new arms race is an effort to gain and maintain excellence in artificial intelligence (AI) technology, both for offensive and defensive purposes," said SIPRI Director Dan Smith, quoted by VOI from DailyMail.

"Despite the benefits of AI, the adoption of this technology carelessly could significantly increase the risk of nuclear," Smith said.

Smith explained that AI can indeed help assess the country's compliance with the nuclear agreement, but also opens up potential for countries and groups to make quick decisions that are not carefully thought of.

"When new technology accelerates decision making in crisis situations, the risk of war due to miscommunication, misunderstanding, or even technical errors becomes even higher," he said.

"The signs show that a new nuclear arms race is preparing to begin. Compared to before, the risks this time are more diverse and more serious," he added.

Hot Situation In The Middle East

Currently, there are nine countries that have nuclear weapons. Five of them, France, the United States, Russia, and China have signed Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). However, India and Pakistan did not sign it. North Korea had signed, but withdrew its support before conducting the first nuclear test.

Meanwhile, Israel has never signed an NPT and has never officially admitted to owning a nuclear weapon, although it is believed to have around 90 warheads. Israel is currently at odds with Iran, which is accused of developing technology to make nuclear bombs.

US President Donald Trump urged Iranians to flee Tehran. He accused the Iranian government of rejecting the nuclear weapons development restriction agreement, amid armed conflict between Israel and Iran that had been going on for five consecutive days.

World leaders at a Group of Seven (G7) meeting in Canada called for a deescalation of the conflict, calling Iran a source of instability and asserting that Iran should not own nuclear weapons, while still supporting Israel's right to self-defense.

Trump left the G7 summit early as the situation in the Middle East wrote on the Truth Social platform, "Salah! He (Macron) doesn't know why I'm now on my way to Washington, and it has absolutely nothing to do with the ceasefire. Much bigger than that."

Earlier, Trump said that Iran should sign a deal with the United States and call for evacuation from the Iranian capital.

"SimpleLY: IRAN SHOULD NOT HAVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS. I've said it many times! Everyone should leave Tehran!" Trump said on Monday, June 16.

Meanwhile, Iranian state media Nournews reported that three people were killed and four others injured in an Israeli attack on the city of Kashan, central Iran.

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