July 20, 1969 was a very important Wednesday. It was one that left the infamous broadcaster Walter Cronkite speechless and grinning for a moment. It was the day that two humans, in full NASA astronaut gear, descended to the surface of our moon in a landing vehicle while their compatriot orbiting overhead. It was the…
Today, we’re going to review how to fact-check information. For today’s example, I turn to the recent surge in interest over whether military-use artificial intelligence has murderous tendencies or not. First, the sensationalist headline: news agencies picked up a story during a simulation, a US Air Force drone using artificial intelligence had essentially attempted to…