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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Sun May 31, 2026, 05:58 PM Sunday

As the Pentagon pushes for battlefield AI, some military leaders urge caution

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Trump administration is pushing to unleash the power of artificial intelligence for the U.S. military while facing calls to put up guardrails around the rapidly developing technology from some companies — and even notes of caution from top leaders in uniform.

Adm. Frank Bradley, head of U.S. Special Operations Command, told attendees of a recent annual special forces conference in Tampa, Florida, that troops “have to be very careful about how we come to (AI’s) employment and its inspiration into the delivery of lethality.”

Bradley said he can see a future where AI determines what targets to hit but that “we, as humans, have to have the confidence that ... it's going to deliver violence only where we intend it to be delivered.”

The remarks from Bradley, who oversees the units that handle the military’s most difficult and dangerous operations, about the need to ensure safeguards come as his boss, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, is pushing to rapidly evolve the military through AI. It is a push that has led to clashes with some tech companies worried about safety measures.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/pentagon-pushes-battlefield-ai-military-125636427.html

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As the Pentagon pushes for battlefield AI, some military leaders urge caution (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sunday OP
AI goes rogue; Dump doesn't care sakabatou Sunday #1
Did they not see the famous episode of Star Trek, The Doomsday Machine? Intractable Sunday #2
Did they not see The Terminator movies? Midnight Writer Sunday #3

Intractable

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2. Did they not see the famous episode of Star Trek, The Doomsday Machine?
Sun May 31, 2026, 06:07 PM
Sunday

A killer robot with a big weapon. Both sides are killed. The machine lives on.

Midnight Writer

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3. Did they not see The Terminator movies?
Sun May 31, 2026, 06:20 PM
Sunday

Giving non-feeling machines artificial intelligence, the means to kill and the freedom to pick targets is self-genocide.

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