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From: kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written
Subject: Re: Currently finished re-reading: Count Zero, by William Gibson.
Date: 1 Apr 2024 12:54:29 -0000
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D  <nospam@example.net> wrote:
>
>It is an interesting thought! What series of events would lead a human to 
>give nuclear launch codes to _one_ AI? There must be an enormous level of 
>trust and proven good behaviour. Even then it is hard to imagine not 
>having some kind of double key setup.

"Mr. President, it is not only possible, it is essential. That is the whole 
 idea of this machine, you know. Deterrence is the art of producing in the 
 mind of the enemy... the fear to attack.  And so, because of the automated
 and irrevocable decision making process which rules out human meddling, the
 doomsday machine is terrifying. It's simple to understand. And completely
 credible, and convincing."
   -- Dr. Strangelove
-- 
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."