Re: [FT] Unpredictable AI
From: KH.Ranitzsch@t... (K.H.Ranitzsch)
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 08:14:00 +0200
Subject: Re: [FT] Unpredictable AI
From: "Derk Groeneveld" <derk@cistron.nl>
> When a cruise missile is launched and it destroys a milk powder
factory,
> it is a fault of the decision makers/intel people, and actions can be
> taken to prevent this. If a drone decides a nice fat Airbus is
hostile,
> it's a different matter entirely. I'd rather trust fallible humans
than a
> piece of software with those decisions.
There have been various incidents were HUMAN pilots / weapons operators
have
brought down nice fat airliners. With the right type of IFF and patern
recognition software, I don't think the risk from an AI would be any
higher.
Greetings