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My greatest concern today is the militarization of space going on right now[0] (Space Development Agency). The system engineer behind it Michael D. Griffin[1] s

by kidme5 4y ago

My greatest concern today is the militarization of space going on right now[0] (Space Development Agency). The system engineer behind it Michael D. Griffin[1] seems to think the US can "win" all future wars by creating a space-based missile defense. Decisions are automatically made in milliseconds, with no room for human input. SpaceX's participation[2] is particularly concerning (they just built and launched four "secret" satellites for it last week) and employees are now complaining about it on Glassdoor[3] Elon talks a lot about AI / Skynet, and it appears there is a serious attempt to construct it. [0] https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11623 https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11623 [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_D._Griffin#Career https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_D._Griffin#Career [2] https://mobile.twitter.com/planet4589/status/1538960051414646796 https://mobile.twitter.com/planet4589/status/153896005141464... [3] https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Employee-Review-SpaceX-RVW65728516.htm https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Employee-Review-SpaceX-RVW...

OrvalWintermute 4y ago
If we think about the militarization of space, you're 6 decades behind the times. Space has always been militarized! We've ran spy satellites since the 60s, and missile detection satellites after.. Most leading space-faring nations have also tested satellites that are technically dual use - one man's repair mission is another woman's satellite destruction capability. As well, of course, the Anti-satellite weaponry...The DoD is a big user of SATCOM, and GPS of course, is all about military targeting and coordinates. Every weather satellite likewise is also an incredibly useful data provider for planning air operation campaigns, and an integral part of battle planning. Mix that with terrestrial and in-situ data sources, both classified, and unclassified, and you have understanding of the potential great levels of detail useful for the military.
- kidme5 4y ago
  The projects now are of a level of militarization comparable only to the (failed) Strategic Defense Initiative in the late 80's. Today the pursuit of artificial intelligent targeting in such a system is what makes it particularly threatening to humanity. I've observed that Mike (and other supporters of this) are very religious. I suspect they are OK gambling with our collective future. Maybe they believe God will intervene or something. Well some of us don't want to play that game.

by kidme5 4y ago

OrvalWintermute 4y ago

If we think about the militarization of space, you're 6 decades behind the times. Space has always been militarized! We've ran spy satellites since the 60s, and missile detection satellites after.. Most leading space-faring nations have also tested satellites that are technically dual use - one man's repair mission is another woman's satellite destruction capability. As well, of course, the Anti-satellite weaponry...The DoD is a big user of SATCOM, and GPS of course, is all about military targeting and coordinates. Every weather satellite likewise is also an incredibly useful data provider for planning air operation campaigns, and an integral part of battle planning. Mix that with terrestrial and in-situ data sources, both classified, and unclassified, and you have understanding of the potential great levels of detail useful for the military.

kidme5 4y ago
The projects now are of a level of militarization comparable only to the (failed) Strategic Defense Initiative in the late 80's. Today the pursuit of artificial intelligent targeting in such a system is what makes it particularly threatening to humanity. I've observed that Mike (and other supporters of this) are very religious. I suspect they are OK gambling with our collective future. Maybe they believe God will intervene or something. Well some of us don't want to play that game.