TIL Ronald Reagan was deeply influnced by SciFi when implementing policy. He reportedly initiated cybersecurity changes within the DoD after watching the movie WarGames and asking if it was plausible.

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TIL Ronald Reagan was deeply influnced by SciFi when implementing policy. He reportedly initiated cybersecurity changes within the DoD after watching the movie WarGames and asking if it was plausible. - Lemmy.zip

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At that time, nobody had an idea how much time there would be left until AI could have such abilities as shown in the movie.
AI is dumb tho. It would never conclude that the only way to win is not to play. It would destroy all life on earth first.
There are stories out there from just the past week about how in war simulations AI launches the nukes something like 90% of the time.
See also the genocide committed by AI in Gaza