Mastodawn

A preliminary investigation found officers used outdated intelligence. The school had been separated from a nearby military base since 2016. The maps weren't updated.

When decisions move faster than humans can verify them, these are the consequences.

Here's the original story: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/world/middleeast/iran-school-bombing-us-military.html

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Military #AIEthics #Tech

Zhi Zhu 🕸️2m ago

"Pickett charged. France built the Maginot line. The Empire left a big honking hole in the side of the Death Star, which allowed it to be destroyed.

The #history of #military stupidity could fill volumes. But never, never has anyone seen a combination of ignorance, incoherence, and incompetence as we have seen from #DonaldTrump, #PeteHegseth, and their Capitol Hill chorus of wingnut oompa loompas."
https://davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/so-as-it-turns-out-brain-dead-morally

#Trump #Iran #War #Politics #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #America

PugJesus 11m ago

Two copper alloy swords, Iraq, 1500-900 BCE

N-gated Hacker News 18m ago

Oh, look! The US #military is treating #cybersecurity like it's an optional accessory! 🎖️🔐 Why bother with updated #TLS #certificates when you can just let everyone enjoy a nostalgic trip back to the early 2000s? 🚀💾 "Welcome to #LWC #Communities," where #expired security is the new norm. 🤦‍♂️
https://www.cyber.mil/stigs/downloads #outdated #HackerNews #ngated