There is an Israeli military strategy called the “fog procedure”. First used during the second intifada, it’s an unofficial rule that requires soldiers guarding military posts in conditions of low visibility to shoot bursts of gunfire into the darkness, on the theory that an invisible threat might be lurking.
It’s violence licensed by blindness. Shoot into the darkness and call it deterrence. With...
Patterns detected: ARC-0024 Ambiguity – The article employs ambiguity around "algorithmic bias," frequently using the term without defining it or demonstrating its prevalence in targeting systems. This allows the reader to latch onto a potent anxiety while obscuring the real complexities of system design and operational risk. The claim of a “race” to develop “more lethal capabilities” is a classic ARC-0043 Motte-and-Bailey tactic – it frames a serious concern (proliferation of AI weaponry) with...