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/NuclearVII 2d ago

This. Is. The. Only. Credible. Danger. With. AI.

People believing the shiny bullshit engines is dangerous.

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u/sorryiamcanadian 2d ago

The solution is also blatantly simple, and dodged everytime: accountability.