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

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jameson · 1789755937 · focus · HN ↗
It reminds me of the an Soviet officer who disobeyed early warning system's alert that US had launched four ICBMs and did not immediately relay the issue up to the chain of command.
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Soviet_nuclear_false_alarm_incident" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Soviet_nuclear_false_alar...
1. JumpCrisscross · 1789756247 · focus · HN ↗
  It reminds me of laughing at the stupid old Europeans starting a war because an Austrian numpty got himself shot in Serbia. Like, we almost sunk a Chinese ship because an AI thought the sour candies they were transporting were nukes is in the same category of shitheadedness. (I'm embellishing–we don't know what was on board.)
  1. afavour · 1789758396 · focus · HN ↗
    That is a below high school level understanding of what caused WW1, for what it’s worth.
    JumpCrisscross · 1789760669 · focus · HN ↗
    I mean yes, these were grade-school classes in Switzerland. And I suspect it covered more than most high school students in America learn.
    Henchman21 · 1789848596 · focus · HN ↗
    School in the US is little more than daycare. Source: me, who was educated in that system, and had two parents who were teachers.

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