James GleickMar 8

Did AI kill 175 schoolchildren, aged 6 to 12, with a double-tap precision-guided missile strike?

No, AI didn't commit this war crime. Donald Trump did. Pete Hegseth did.

"The people in charge don’t seem to be pondering this, as it’s all a game to them. You can hear it in the despicable language of the lacquered and grotesque Hegseth and his middle-school braggadocio about ‘warfighting’ and ‘the warrior ethos.’”

Will Bunch, must read. Gift link.

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AI error or not, Iran school bombing is a permanent stain on America’s soul

A debate on AI in warfare obscures the truth about an Iran school bombing. U.S. humans are to blame for this war crime.

The Philadelphia Inquirer
Show threadSéamus McGuire
@gleick The Nicaraguan Contras used to bomb schools and hospitals. The U.S. President at the time, Ronald Reagan, said they were “the moral equivalent of our founding fathers.”
Seems that this is simply who we are.
Mar 9 at 3:57amWeb