3 ms·
Nathaniel Boronstein has interesting take on this. You might describe him as an old-school left-winger, as anti-war as they get (ok, that's my description, not
by snogglethorpe 11y ago
Nathaniel Boronstein has interesting take on this. You might describe him as an old-school left-winger, as anti-war as they get (ok, that's my description, not sure if he'd agree!), but somehow he ended up consulting for NATO, right smack in the middle of defense-contracting madness.
He found the experience rather surprising in many ways, and you might say his viewpoint was a bit more nuanced afterwards....
http://guppylake.com/~nsb/WarSpy/SpyInHouseOfWar.pdf http://guppylake.com/~nsb/WarSpy/SpyInHouseOfWar.pdf
- RyJones 11y agoThat was a great read, thank you. His observation about the corrupting influence of military money on researchers was interesting - it's obvious in hindsight that the AI researchers were only interested in taking positions that aligned with the "someday" goal of getting AI into combat, if only to secure funding. That his harshest criticism is reserved for fellow academics and the cadre of contractors wasn't what I expected to take away.
- tormeh 11y agoHis description of the contractors was really scary.