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Re: The Soldier

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>Zim: Hmmmmm. . .
>How long till we can fit an entire AI on one chip?
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>Drone warfare over in Ukraine is getting closer and >closer to your worst nightmare.
>...'First Person Viewer' drones - the operator ...can >'See' what the drone sees and steers it...
>But at the end of the day there will still need to be >'Boots on the Ground' to actually ascertain control
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>Unless the AI revolution puts people on the >endangered species list.

Zim, I did a little excision to compress your response; I hope you are okay with that.

For a considerable number of professions, the AI is already way better than probably 1 in 1,000 humans with the equivalent specialty. Give the AI sufficient physical mobility and sensors and it is all over.

Within five years, at this pace, I'm guessing there won't be one profession in five where the human can contribue anything ... except mistakes.

Soldiers, even "special ops" soldiers, will probably among the easiest profession to replace.


I wouldn't have written this even two years ago, but I've been learning Spanish and the better AI systems can already read, write, hear, speak, translate, and creatively write at I level I doubt I can ever match.

You may call it mimicry, but I'm not so sure about that. And does it really even matter if a human can never do the same job better (under any definition of better you want to choose).

So, in anything resembling that sort of world, what is the need for a human soldier? And where do all the things like "honor" and "courage" fit in?


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Re: The Soldier
By: Zimbler0
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Mon, 12 May 25 9:51 PM
Msg. 08237 of 08260

Fiz > I'm interested in your thoughtful reply/rebuttal of my concern.


Hmmmmm. . .
How long till we can fit an entire AI on one chip?

Drone warfare over in Ukraine is getting closer and closer to your worst nightmare.

The weapons 'We' and the Chinese are developing are getting 'smarter and smarter'. The Ukrainians have what they call 'First Person Viewer' drones - the operator wears special goggles and can 'See' what the drone sees and steers it into the intended target. Long range drones might as well be 'slow cruise missiles' - program the intended coordinates of the target and send it on its way.

But at the end of the day there will still need to be 'Boots on the Ground' to actually ascertain control over the real estate.

Unless the AI revolution puts people on the endangered species list.

Zim.


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