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AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations (www.newscientist.com)
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[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

De-bullshitting that headline:

~~AIs~~ Programmers can’t stop their programs recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations

And yeah that's what happens inside a genocidal empire where "R&D" is strictly funded by the MIC.

[–] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Programmers can't stop morons mistaking a glorified autocorrect program for a decision making device.

[–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 0 points 1 day ago

Models aren't programs.