Does practical military use reduce casualties? That sounds familiar; drones were said the same way back then. Ethical debates will probably be so intense that they'll carry over into the next-generation models.

French AI company Mistral responds to Pope Francis's criticism of using AI for military purposes, stating that military applications help protect civilians and reduce casualties, and that AI will strictly adhere to international humanitarian law, while questioning the Pope's understanding of technological neutrality. This issue highlights the ethical controversy of AI militarization, which is expected to continue heating up worldwide, making Mistral, as a leading European company, highly scrutinized.