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Re:The disturbing white paper Red Hat is trying to erase fro... by thayne on Saturday April 11, 2026 @03:20PM (#47733241)
This isn't even that new. Part of the motivation for building autonomous nuclear response programs during the cold war was specifically to remove accountability, and guilt, from human operators. But AI does bring it to a new level.
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Re:The disturbing white paper Red Hat is trying to erase fro... by palmotea on Sunday April 12, 2026 @12:40AM (#47736208)
> Part of the motivation for building autonomous nuclear response programs during the cold war was specifically to remove accountability, and guilt, from human operators.

Details please. Because I can see the reality being most likely an attempt to avoid conflict by solidifying MAD, by trying to prevent a human from vetoing a second-strike.

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Re:The disturbing white paper Red Hat is trying to erase fro... by number6 on Sunday April 12, 2026 @04:38AM (#47737381)
At least it is the plot of a lot of movies of this era: Dr. stragelove, wargames, colossus.
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