AI Researcher Flags Academic Post Hinting at Aerial Tracking, Zero Questions Raised
giffmana · x · 2026-10-27
Michael Nielsen (giffmana) dug up the original professor's LinkedIn post announcing the research: the only description was "Tracking a running target under a dense canopy," with no word on application or purpose—yet every comment was congratulatory, not a single question or criticism. A telling look at AI's military-ambiguity debates and academic silence.
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