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This is a replay of the 1980s when we all thought we'd get nuked at a moment's notice. Expect Hollywood movies on this theme very soon.

stouset 1mo ago
That was quite literally a realistic threat we by all accounts narrowly avoided. There were multiple cases where a single person overrode procedure and used their judgment to avoid nuclear catastrophe.
stephbook 1mo ago
As in Teminator, iRobot and Matrix? Those are decades old.
- SoftTalker 1mo ago
  Yeah but when those came out they were purely science fiction. They weren't benefiting from the premise being at the peak of public attention.
  - noashavit 1mo ago
    Science fiction has predicated reality before. Smartphones, video chats and smart homes are all examples
djjsjsnjns 1mo ago
This is still an major unresolved issue. It requires ongoing vigilance and is a major headache for people the world over. The nuclear threat is not “in the past”.
- SoftTalker 1mo ago
  Granted, but it's not top of mind like it was then. It was very much the same as current AI fears, a lot of concerned scientists and talking heads focused on doom and projecting we'd never make it to the next century as a civilized society.
- hunterpayne 1mo ago
  Tell me you don't understand deterrence without telling me you don't understand deterrence. Without nuclear weapons, WWIII happens in 1962. People that call it "an unresolved issue" are far more likely to cause warfare because you think of geo-politics as a series of problems to be solved. That's not how it works. Its about managing and moderating passions, not about "solving" problems. The constant injection of people who think this way is the cause of political violence and war. They are not the people who will "solve it" and bring about "the end of history". This is one of the greatest ironies of life.
dmacj 1mo ago
There’s a film coming out called “Artificial”
gcatellani2k 1mo ago
Ever heard of that rather unheard of franchise, called Terminator, with that one rather not well known actor, Arnold something. ;-) We‘ve had so many movies and series with that theme already.

stouset 1mo ago

That was quite literally a realistic threat we by all accounts narrowly avoided. There were multiple cases where a single person overrode procedure and used their judgment to avoid nuclear catastrophe.

stephbook 1mo ago

As in Teminator, iRobot and Matrix? Those are decades old.

SoftTalker 1mo ago
Yeah but when those came out they were purely science fiction. They weren't benefiting from the premise being at the peak of public attention.
- noashavit 1mo ago
  Science fiction has predicated reality before. Smartphones, video chats and smart homes are all examples

djjsjsnjns 1mo ago

This is still an major unresolved issue. It requires ongoing vigilance and is a major headache for people the world over. The nuclear threat is not “in the past”.

SoftTalker 1mo ago
Granted, but it's not top of mind like it was then. It was very much the same as current AI fears, a lot of concerned scientists and talking heads focused on doom and projecting we'd never make it to the next century as a civilized society.
hunterpayne 1mo ago
Tell me you don't understand deterrence without telling me you don't understand deterrence. Without nuclear weapons, WWIII happens in 1962. People that call it "an unresolved issue" are far more likely to cause warfare because you think of geo-politics as a series of problems to be solved. That's not how it works. Its about managing and moderating passions, not about "solving" problems. The constant injection of people who think this way is the cause of political violence and war. They are not the people who will "solve it" and bring about "the end of history". This is one of the greatest ironies of life.

dmacj 1mo ago

There’s a film coming out called “Artificial”

gcatellani2k 1mo ago

Ever heard of that rather unheard of franchise, called Terminator, with that one rather not well known actor, Arnold something. ;-) We‘ve had so many movies and series with that theme already.