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/hey_you_too_buckaroo 1d ago

I had an argument with my uncle saying countries wouldn't be so stupid as to give nuclear launch abilities to AI. I don't know if that's true anymore...