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sarisataka

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7. Why is anyone surprised

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Wed Feb 25, 2026, 03:12 PM

10 hrs ago

To a machine, a weapon is a weapon; nuclear weapons are just bigger than other ones.
As far as accommodation or surrender, those would not matter to a machine, unless it is programmed in. It is looking for victory or defeat. It will not seek a middle ground unless it is instructed to do so.

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AIs can't stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations [View all] Nevilledog 11 hrs ago OP

the value of human life, as determined by the programmers, is zero. rampartd 11 hrs ago #1

... rollin74 11 hrs ago #2

Yeah, but the object lesson there, was that even that thing figured out how dumb it was. Volaris 10 hrs ago #8

;-{) Goonch 11 hrs ago #3

Is this when Skynet gets deployed? Initech 11 hrs ago #4

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave 11 hrs ago #5

Probably because no AI died perfessor 10 hrs ago #6

Why is anyone surprised sarisataka 10 hrs ago #7

I wish people would stop assigning any consciousness or agency to this crap. hunter 9 hrs ago #9