Why having “humans in the loop” in an AI war is an illusion

# The Problem With "Human Control" Over AI Weapons The idea that humans can stay in charge by reviewing AI decisions before they're acted on is becoming unrealistic in actual warfare, according to new analysis of how militaries are actually deploying these systems. As conflicts intensify and AI systems make decisions faster than humans can evaluate them, the military's promise that people will always have final say over AI weapons may not hold up in practice. This matters because it means we may already be crossing into a world where machines make life-and-death decisions on their own, whether or not anyone officially admits it.
The availability of artificial intelligence for use in warfare is at the center of a legal battle between Anthropic and the Pentagon. This debate has become urgent, with AI playing a bigger role than ever before in the current conflict with Iran. AI is no longer just helping humans analyze intellige
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