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Sorry for taking this on such a weird tangent, but I've been reading the Culture stories and my immediate thinking was - why not? Missiles fly for a relatively
by falcor84 5mo ago
Sorry for taking this on such a weird tangent, but I've been reading the Culture stories and my immediate thinking was - why not? Missiles fly for a relatively long time compared to human decision making, let alone compared to optimized AI agents. There's notechnical barrier to having the missile be controlled by a conversational AI to which the intended recipient could appeal, negotiating with it to change its course.
I'm obviously not arguing that this is a good idea, but I wouldn't be that surprised if this is the future trajectory (sorry for the pun) of "smart weapons".
- pjc50 5mo agoWell, as described in the article, the victim was given a sort of appeal by phone: he could make it easier for them to kill just him, rather than murdering his whole family as well.
- DroneBetter 5mo agothis is basically the plot of the end of Dark Star (1975)
- Tade0 5mo agoI think part of the effectiveness of such missiles comes from the fact that they're not expected then and there.