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US Military had close call after using AI for hallucinated intelligence report

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meep_meep_meep · 1789755002 · focus · HN ↗
You guys wondered how AI could destroy the world? It could do this, but better and intentional.
1. nalekberov · 1789755239 · focus · HN ↗
  not AI, but idiots who use it for dangerous things.
  1. meep_meep_meep · 1789755327 · focus · HN ↗
    Well that was intentional. All the integrations with the US military didn't happen by accident.
    Edit: There's no way you're going to get these AI systems and not have them integrated with the military. It's a consequence of releasing this stuff on the world.
    SoftTalker · 1789756008 · focus · HN ↗
    As if every other powerful nation isn't doing the same?
    watwut · 1789758907 · focus · HN ↗
    Every powerful nation is bombing schools, bombing civilian ships and blabling about "lethality" as only purpose of the army?
    SoftTalker · 1789759121 · focus · HN ↗
    At various times, yes. They all developed nuclear weapons, they all try to keep up with each other or at least enough to act as a credible deterrent to being attacked.
    hdgvhicv · 1789797637 · focus · HN ↗
    Which nations have used nuclear weapons as an offensive weapon?
    Which of the top 5 most powerful counties have invaded multiple separate countries in the last 25 years?
    FergusArgyll · 1789770892 · focus · HN ↗
    What is the purpose of an army?
    mcmcmc · 1789775644 · focus · HN ↗
    Depends on who you ask, but typically either defense of the homeland or projecting hard power
    watwut · 1789799451 · focus · HN ↗
    Is bombing schools and invading for no reason the purpose of army?
    Some are meant to be defensive, some are meant to be for internal hierarchy reasons ... and some countries think the only purpose of the army is to invade.

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