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2026-03-22 08:03 UTC

Yes, Let&#39;s Keep a &#39;Human in the Loop&#39;... Hi All! If you&#39;ve read my techno-thriller KILL DECISION (2012) or my posts over the past 14 years, it will come as no surprise that I&#39;m against the deployment of autonomous robotic weapons. We&#39;ve all seen how cheap, remotely piloted kamikaze drones have transformed the modern battlefield. Yet, AI-controlled weapons would make it much worse. As I&#39;ve stated in my TED Talk from 2013, we must not deploy AI weapons capable of making a &#39;kill decision&#39;. (1/4)

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@DanielSuarez@mastodon.social 2026-03-22 08:05

(2/4) Recently, I've seen some encouraging news -- more and more people and tech companies are refusing to cross that line, instead demanding a human remain in the loop when it comes to decisions about lethal force.

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@DanielSuarez@mastodon.social 2026-03-22 08:06

(3/4) This week, for example I read two excellent Substack articles addressing the dangers of combining AI with drone warfare: 1) 'The Moral Weight of a Kill Decision: Why AI in Warfare Demands a Human in the Loop' Michael Lubrano, an Iraq combat veteran who now works in AI tech, lays out why human decision-making in war is crucial to accountability: https://illiteratepoet.substack.com/p/the-moral-weight-of-a-kill-decision

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@DanielSuarez@mastodon.social 2026-03-22 08:07

(4/4) 2) 'One Step from Skynet' Nick Milani masterfully explores the inability of generative AI to comprehend the consequences of its actions, and how close we already are to an inadvertent Skynet scenario: https://nickjmilani.substack.com/p/one-step-from-skynet * I urge you to take a moment to read these essays. It's well worth your time!

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