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Jim__

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2. "should AI ever be involved in military targeting?"

Reply to BootinUp (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2026, 11:41 AM

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I imagine that question will have to be answered by military experts. My fear is that they will be forced to use AI in military targeting. As you noted:

In the first 24 hours of the US-Israel operation against Iran, AI systems suggested over 1,000 targets — that's 42 per hour. The human brain simply cannot evaluate targets at that speed.

I think that is correct. AI targeting will have to be offset by AI systems, and at least some of our targets will have to be chosen based on expected actions of our enemy. Those expectations will have to be generated by AI.

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