[ExI] Silicon Valley Rushes Toward AI Warfare

[Adrian Tymes]

Bridges?  You mean the big, static, immobile things that can be attacked by
artillery, where artillery shells are generally even cheaper than drones
with an equivalent explosive payload?

On Sun, Jul 7, 2024, 3:57 AM Kelly Anderson via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> 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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