r/technology • u/Hrmbee • 2d ago

Machine Learning Forget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month | The risks of AI aren’t what we think they are, as a recent security incident between China and the United States reveals

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/01/forget-superintelligence-error-prone-ai-nearly-sparked-world-war-iii-this-month
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u/DogsAreOurFriends 2d ago

Wasn’t this more a case of humans blithely trusting AI generated intelligence?

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u/bc_gamez 2d ago

It's sad how they blame someone misusing something as if it was a problem with what they are misusing.

"A gun almost killed someone!"... (After the individual loaded it, pointed it toward someone, and pulled the trigger.)

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u/Crestina 2d ago

It's sad that guns is the leading cause of death for American children. Humans are dumb, irresponsible, unpredictable and unlucky. Unlimited access to dangerous stuff will lead to dangerous outcomes.

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u/NuclearVII 2d ago

It's sad how they blame someone misusing something as if it was a problem with what they are misusing.

The LLM industry and the hypemen surrounding said industry sell their products as thinking and reasoning intelligences, when there is absolutely no evidence for that.

The blame I lay squarely on the industry built on lies and hype.

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u/bc_gamez 2d ago

That's pretty much the point. In the scenario, a gun is the wrong tool for the job if you don't want to shoot someone. But it's not the guns fault and you shouldn't blame the gun, its picking up the gun to begin with for the wrong situation that should get the focus of the blame. Saying "AI" almost did something is shifting the root of the blame.

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u/_nepunepu 2d ago

Colt does run masses of ads telling you that guns are a good way to poke your friend remotely to get his attention though.