It has always bugged me that the debate on military AI portrays autonomy and accountability as binary conditions: is this weapon making a kill decision on its own, and can someone be held accountable if that decision turns out to be wrong? That's a bad way to frame the issue.

New from 404 Media: Google is serving AI images of mushrooms when users search for some species. Very risky, potentially fatal error for foragers who are trying to find what mushrooms are safe to eat. Could have "devastating consequences" one expert said 404media.co/google-serves-…

This points to a very frightening and under-explored risk with autonomous mobility. Vehicles can be easily blocked and passengers are powerless to get themselves out of trouble.

NEW: License plate readers are enabling private investigators and police to track vehicles with political bumper stickers and homes with lawn signs w/ . wired.com/story/license-…

Well, there it is. The first Nobel Prize for modern AI—awarded to Hinton and Hopfield in physics. reuters.com/science/hopfie…

Least year Geoffrey Hinton made global headlines for warning about the “existential risk” posed to humanity by AI. Now he’s getting a Nobel Prize for pioneering the technology.

If machine learning can win the physics Nobel, where do we draw the line? Everything is physics if you squint hard enough

what’s next, sam altman gets a nobel in literature?

🚨 SCOOP 🚨 Apple ran a conference for cops, hosting at Cupertino. Called the Apple Global Police Summit, it welcomed cops from seven countries to talk about how they use Apple tech, from iPhones to CarPlay to Vision Pro. And yes, for surveillance apps. forbes.com/sites/thomasbr…

today in “no we swear it’s not a killer robot”: artillery shells that coordinate with each other to take out multiple targets in a single barrage. twz.com/land/army-want…

Not so long ago, the biggest topic in defense tech was Silicon Valley’s reluctance to work with the Pentagon. The total reversal of that dynamic has been nothing short of mind blowing. forbes.com/sites/davidjea…

PSA: Do not try shooting them down.

This is probably not the smartest time to fly a bunch of unusual aircraft over a densely populated area in the middle of the night.