AI Misuse and Terrorism Risks
1a3orn · x · 2026-07-10
This reply discusses a report/study on AI being abused in terrorist scenarios, with the author arguing that these concerns aren't entirely unfounded.
Sarcastically, the author points out that the "AI use cases" cited didn't seem to significantly improve combat effectiveness. Instead, they featured cinematic tactics like "making a motorcycle cross a trench," which ultimately resulted in 18 deaths. This implies that either the effectiveness was exaggerated or the study's subjects were unreliable narrators.
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