I have determined a nuclear war is winnable at the moment. Proceeding now.
Posted on 05/02/2024 5:33:33 AM PDT by McGruff
A State Department official is pushing Thursday for China and Russia to declare that only humans – and not artificial intelligence – will make decisions on deploying nuclear weapons.
Paul Dean, an official in the State Department’s Bureau of Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability, said during a press briefing that the U.S. has already made "a very clear and strong commitment that in cases of nuclear employment, that decision would only be made by a human being.
"We would never defer a decision on nuclear employment to AI. We strongly stand by that statement and we’ve made it publicly with our colleagues in the UK and France," he continued.
"We would welcome a similar statement by China and the Russian Federation,"
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I’ve seen this movie.
Star Trek TOS - “A Taste of Armageddon”
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0708414/
I have determined a nuclear war is winnable at the moment. Proceeding now.
Since supposedly biden has authority to make nuclear use decisions...it could well be that AI (even faulty AI) is better at making such decisions. A dishonest criminal with a tendency towards pedo who has advanced dementia is not likely to have “good” judgement.
“Shall we play a game?”
“War Games”?!!!
“Thoughts on Skynet” by Jack handy
The Forbin Project........................
Was wondering how fast we’d arrive at HAL. 4 posts.
Bingo the real danger
HAL is one letter down from IBM.
We would never . . .
yes
AND
At 2:14 a.m., it becomes self-aware...... (forget August 29, 1997)
What is it now, Mr. Dean, nuclear deployment or nuclear employment?
Better check the AE-35 unit first.
It seems to be malfunctioning, intermittently.
“CAPTAIN, MAY I” ?????
So China and Russia make the Declaration? So what? Who actually believes such a declaration will mean anyhing?
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