Re: [FT] Unpredictable AI

On Fri, 22 Jun 2001 08:14:00 +0200 KH.Ranitzsch@t-online.de
(K.H.Ranitzsch) writes:
>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
>Karl Heinz
>

Just this year missionaries *have* beeen shot down after being
'identified' as probable drug runners...  

Gracias,
Glenn/Triphibious
This is my Science Fiction Alter Ego E-mail address.

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