‹ BackHN Continuity

Thread

Pentagon says overreliance on AI contributed to missile strike on Iran school

974 points · 553 comments · devonnull

  1. bix6 · · focus · HN ↗
    DOGE strikes again. Edit actually looks like it was Hegseth himself, king Testosterone.

    > Staffing on civilian harm mitigation teams across the U.S. Department of Defense had also fallen by roughly 90% over recent years, shrinking to fewer than 20 people overall. Centcom’s group shrank from 10 people to one.

    <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.propublica.org&#x2F;article&#x2F;hegseth-civilian-harm-mitigation-response-trump-defense-department" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.propublica.org&#x2F;article&#x2F;hegseth-civilian-harm-mit...

    Edit: hilarious downvotes. Does DOGE get Elon Stan bots or something?

    1. verdverm · · focus · HN ↗
      &quot;stupid and energetic, the worst kind of general&quot; - Indy Neidell
      1. derektank · · focus · HN ↗
        Paraphrasing the German General Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord
        1. verdverm · · focus · HN ↗
          in reference to a WW1 Austrian General (for others who pass by and are curious, since you seem to be in the know)

          <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Franz_Conrad_von_H%C3%B6tzendorf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Franz_Conrad_von_H%C3%B6tzendo...

Open on Hacker News to reply ↗

Unofficial Hacker News client; not affiliated with Y Combinator.