The only military “advancements” are genocide and the destruction of the planet.
Ofc the state is going after bitcoin instead.
Comment on US Government Launches New Attempt to Gather Data on Electricity Usage of Bitcoin Mining
bamboo@lemm.ee 2 months agoThe military is one of the larger stakeholders in AI advancement, and generally doesn’t care about the environment. There will not be a probe that could stifle future advancement in military applications.
technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
AHemlocksLie@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
I’m pretty sure the military cares, at least to the extent that it will cause instability. I’m 99% sure there’s something from the Pentagon to support that. I wanna say Pentagon wants us to address it before it starts making them do their job a whole lot more.
bamboo@lemm.ee 2 months ago
For one particular example, the military is currently funding a program to research techniques to use AI for automated vulnerability discovery and exploitation. The info is public here: aicyberchallenge.com
AHemlocksLie@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
I’m not disputing that they want to use AI. I’m disputing the idea that the military doesn’t care about climate change. Climate change will cause instability and greatly increase the odds of them having to actually fight. As much as the military enjoys a good flex now and then, they generally prefer to win without fighting.