Future Peace

Technology, Aggression, and the Rush to War

By: Robert H. Latiff

Narrated by: Rick Adamson

Today's militaries are increasingly reliant on highly networked autonomous systems, artificial intelligence, and advanced weapons that were previously the domain of science fiction writers. In a world where these complex technologies clash with escalating international tensions, what can we do to decrease the chances of war? In Future Peace, Robert H. Latiff questions our overreliance on technology and examines the pressure-cooker scenario created by the growing animosity between the United States and its adversaries, our globally deployed and thinly stretched military, the capacity for advanced technology to catalyze violence, and the American public's lack of familiarity with these topics.

Future Peace describes the many provocations to violence and how technologies are abetting those urges, and it explores what can be done to mitigate not only dangerous human behaviors but also dangerous technical behaviors. Latiff concludes that peace is possible but will require intense, cooperative efforts on the part of technologists, military leaders, diplomats, politicians, and citizens. This compelling and timely book will captivate general listeners, students, and scholars of global affairs, international security, arms control, and military ethics.

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Terrifying and brilliant.

Terrifying and brilliant.
Every military personnel, policy maker, politician, public safety advocate, tech worshipper, concerned citizen and their dog, EVERYONE, needs to read this book.
Released in 2022, it is even more relevant today with AI R&D and private companies operating with limited oversight.
It makes you wonder what direction AI systems will take globally when profit and power over advisories is a huge motivator.
Will the ethical obligations to improve individuals lives as a whole be achieved? At what cost and for everyone or a small few?
A BIG question I’m taking from this book is, why hasn’t congress reformed R&D laws and the UN reformed international laws regarding the weaponization of space and privately owned satellites methods and purpose of their operation?
Why hasn’t cyber security developed a “master record” that monitors any code added or manipulated and can detect when a back door is opened with the erasing of that edit ever occurring?
Thank you to Maj. Gen. Robert Latiff for writing this book and sharing some of his many experiences and concerns.
Finally, thank you to all service members that choose a course of peace and diplomacy over acts of aggression or quick retaliation.