„One step from Skynet“

https://nickjmilani.substack.com/p/one-step-from-skynet

„Whether that function sends a calendar invite or launches a Hellfire missile is just a matter of which API it’s connected to. […]
And there’s another piece most people haven’t caught up to yet: AI doesn’t stop and wait for you. Today’s AI agents can be given an objective and go work toward it autonomously. They loop. They retry. They hit an obstacle, figure out a workaround, and keep going. Hours, days, theoretically indefinitely, without a human ever touching them.“

„In 95% of simulated games, the AI models used nuclear signaling. 76% reached strategic nuclear threats. Not one model ever chose full accommodation or surrender“

„These were general-purpose AI models in a simulation, not purpose-built weapons systems. A fair critique. But the underlying finding applies broadly: AI lacks the human instinct to de-escalate, the visceral fear that kept Cold War leaders from pressing the button. A purpose-built targeting system stripped down for speed and efficiency has *less* of that instinct, not more.“