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Re:How the U.S. military thinks about AI [audio] by yesenadam on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @05:05AM (#22053044)
>would disobey orders to attack civilians or otherwise commit evil acts

So..how do you explain, to give but one example, the hundreds of thousands the US killed in Iraq?

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Re:How the U.S. military thinks about AI [audio] by umvi on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @10:22AM (#22054938)
Easy, human error and collateral damage.

If insurgents hide and fight among civilians, civilians are going to die in the process of destroying the insurgents. It's like cancer - you can't kill cancer without killing tons of healthy innocent cells around it.

I don't necessarily agree with the US's prolonged occupation in the middle east, but it's highly disingenuous to imply US military leaders are commanding their soldiers and pilots to intentionally kill civilians.

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