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MineralMan

(151,051 posts)
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 12:05 PM Saturday

Did Autonomous AI Pick That Girls' School for an Attack?

Sound outrageous? Maybe not. One of the reasons that the company, Anthropic, refused to not include safeguards in its AI system that would forbid the use of AI autonomous attacks on human-occupied targets was the deadly nature of "drug boat" attacks off Venezuela and in the Pacific. Were those autonomously controlled? So it seems.

Anthropic was insisting that safeguards be part of any military system that used its technology. Trump and the Pentagon refused. Now, they are blocking Anthropic from being used by any government agency or project.

So, who chose that girls' school for a deadly attack? A human being or an autonomous AI targeting system? I'm betting on the latter.

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Did Autonomous AI Pick That Girls' School for an Attack? (Original Post) MineralMan Saturday OP
Interesting question leftstreet Saturday #1
Somehow, targets are selected. MineralMan Saturday #2
See target (hallucinate?) Bomb target. usonian Saturday #3
Except Altman lies so his word isn't reassuring EdmondDantes_ Saturday #10
Interesting question. ananda Saturday #4
AI or IDF? They have a lot of practice. Klarkashton Saturday #5
I don't know. MineralMan Saturday #6
I am desperately hoping that this loon in office doesn't think that giving AI permission Baitball Blogger Saturday #7
I don't think the thought process has been well thought out, frankly. MineralMan Saturday #8
Young girls Traildogbob Saturday #9
You mean assuming the news Iran supplied is true? EX500rider Saturday #11
Well, since I don't know whether it's true or not, yes. MineralMan Saturday #12

leftstreet

(39,948 posts)
1. Interesting question
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 12:09 PM
Saturday

Although prior to AI plenty of factories and schools got bombed

But it really makes you wonder now...

MineralMan

(151,051 posts)
2. Somehow, targets are selected.
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 12:12 PM
Saturday

How is that done? It's a question worth asking. AI is getting used for all sorts of things, and making choices from multiple options is one of the things AI is being used for in many, many situations.

So, I don't know. I have no way to know. Someone does, though. So, we should be asking, I think.

usonian

(24,589 posts)
3. See target (hallucinate?) Bomb target.
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 12:14 PM
Saturday


Oddest thing to me

Sam Altman tweets:


AI safety and wide distribution of benefits are the core of our mission. Two of our most important safety principles are prohibitions on domestic mass surveillance and human responsibility for the use of force, including for autonomous weapon systems. The DoW agrees with these principles, reflects them in law and policy, and we put them into our agreement.

WTF? Didn't Anthropic insist on the same?

Or maybe the "tribute" wasn't sufficient???
I'd bet a few bucks that was the case.

INSUFFICIENT BRIBE.





EdmondDantes_

(1,643 posts)
10. Except Altman lies so his word isn't reassuring
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 12:30 PM
Saturday

All he seems to care about is money and being the "hero" that brings us AI, so whatever furthers that is what he will do.

Baitball Blogger

(52,076 posts)
7. I am desperately hoping that this loon in office doesn't think that giving AI permission
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 12:17 PM
Saturday

to decide on the targets is a way to create plausible deniability for missions gone wrong.

It should be clear from the start that he must take responsibility for everything that occurs.

MineralMan

(151,051 posts)
8. I don't think the thought process has been well thought out, frankly.
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 12:20 PM
Saturday

That's the problem with letting AI make critical decisions and then act on its own. That's how Teslas run over wheelchairs. Not in the algorithm, so they don't exist. Bang!

Traildogbob

(12,903 posts)
9. Young girls
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 12:20 PM
Saturday

Must have been a threat for the still raping rich Epstein monsters that never stopped rapping after they killed his voice.

EX500rider

(12,346 posts)
11. You mean assuming the news Iran supplied is true?
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 12:36 PM
Saturday

They know their military isn't stopping US/IDF attacks so world wide public opinion is one of their other options.

MineralMan

(151,051 posts)
12. Well, since I don't know whether it's true or not, yes.
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 12:50 PM
Saturday

I'm simply interpreting the news we have, based on what we know about all of this.

But, no, I don't know if there was a girls' school or and attack on one.

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