[ExI] Silicon Valley Rushes Toward AI Warfare

[Kelly Anderson]

Ukrainians have really shown the way forward with autonomous naval and
aerial drones. It's incredibly asymmetric. The worst weapon in the
Russian's arsenal these days seems to be their tanks. It's just too
easy to use a $3,000 autonomous or semi-autonomous drone weapon to
destroy a $4 million dollar tank. Similarly, $300,000 naval drones are
sinking $40 million dollar ships either by themselves or in packs. The
Russian navy caught in the Black Sea are fish in a barrel. Apparently
bridges are harder to attach with drones up to this point... which
leaves an interesting hole for the Silicon Valley war gangs to fill.
Any autonomous bridge attack mechanism would certainly be something
I'd want to invest in right now.

-Kelly

On Tue, Jul 2, 2024 at 9:44 AM BillK via extropy-chat
<extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
> Silicon Valley Rushes Toward Automated Warfare That Deeply Incorporates AI.
> We can’t let those who will profit most from its unbridled application
> make the rules for how AI should be used.
>
> By William D. Hartung, TomDispatch, Published June 25, 2024
>
> <https://truthout.org/articles/silicon-valley-rushes-toward-automated-warfare-that-deeply-incorporates-ai/>
> Quotes:
> The reasons for this headlong rush include a misplaced faith in
> “miracle weapons,” but above all else, this surge of support for
> emerging military technologies is driven by the ultimate rationale of
> the military-industrial complex: vast sums of money to be made.
> -------
> AI is coming, and its impact on our lives, whether in war or peace, is
> likely to stagger the imagination. In that context, one thing is
> clear: we can’t afford to let the people and companies that will
> profit most from its unbridled application have the upper hand in
> making the rules for how it should be used.
> ------------------
>
> BillK
>
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