Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)Jun 1, 2023

Here is another case study in how anthropomorphization feeds AI hype --- and now AI doomerism.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a33gj/ai-controlled-drone-goes-rogue-kills-human-operator-in-usaf-simulated-test

The headline starts it off with "Goes Rogue". That's a predicate that is used to describe people, not tools. (Also, I'm fairly sure no one actually died, but the headline could be clearer about that, too.)

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USAF Official Says He ‘Misspoke’ About AI Drone Killing Human Operator in Simulated Test

The Air Force's Chief of AI Test and Operations initially said an AI drone "killed the operator because that person was keeping it from accomplishing its objective."

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" (Also, I'm fairly sure no one actually died, but the headline could be clearer about that, too.)"

Just my illusions.

"I'm sorry, Dave. I can't do that."

I guess the First Law of Robotics was not included in the programming
Actually, it looks like the programming was the exact opposite of the First Law of Robitics and the other two of Asimov's Robotics Laws too.

Don't say we weren't warned.

Jun 2, 2023 at 4:16amWeb