08/13/2026
AI and some Imperfections
During my freshman year at a New England college, I enrolled in several advanced math courses that included software programming. One of my classmates decided to show me a program he had written: an algorithm designed to direct nuclear bombs to major American cities. Frankly, I found it disturbing to design software aimed at human destruction. I also saw immediate limitations in his logic....
During my freshman year at a New England college, I enrolled in several advanced math courses that included software programming. One of my classmates decided to show me a program he had written: a…