The AI Doomsday Machine Is Closer to Reality Than You Think

The AI that kills all of humanity makes for great dystopian stories. But it’s a distraction from a much more real danger: That those with access to huge arsenals of nuclear weapons are willing to hand over decision power to AI. Chilling analysis with this gem of a sentence: «If you don’t know if an incoming missile has a conventional or nuclear warhead, AI can make a wrong decision — but faster.»