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>Digital equivalents of nuclear weapons in the hands of people incompetent enough to fail rescuing hostages from Iran in the 70s. Terrible analogy. I recall re
by rl3 3y ago
>Digital equivalents of nuclear weapons in the hands of people incompetent enough to fail rescuing hostages from Iran in the 70s.
Terrible analogy. I recall reading one of the soldiers who died on that mission had an American flag strapped to his chest.
Despite the failure and loss of life, Carter authorized another rescue mission that never happened. The engineering and planning that went into both were staggering.
What arose from the aftermath was the most elite helicopter aviation regiment in the world.
Oh, and the US also had nuclear weapons for some thirty five years already by the time that mission had taken place.
- king_magic 3y agoI contend it's a perfect analogy. Entity A decided to try thing to get things back from Entity B. Entity A did not think the plan through nearly well enough to possibly conclude that the action was unwise, attempted it anyway, and it went real bad real fast.
- rl3 3y agoI suppose it's just a bizarre choice in context of a nation's suitability to possess AI weapons. Everyone participating in that mission (including planning) knew it was a highly risky endeavor. It wasn't a nuclear first strike. In my opinion, the fact that another (even crazier) rescue mission was green-lit and worked up in the aftermath embodies the finest qualities of the United States. That said, I see your point. Things can look good enough to say "go" and it all goes to hell. Trying again isn't necessarily an option with AI. Unfortunately, given the state of current nuclear treaties, nonproliferation agreements or weapon bans for AI are probably already dead on arrival.