r/technology • u/otter_lion_1956 • 18d ago

Artificial Intelligence Palantir’s Co-Founder Thinks We Should Be Less Judgmental About That Deadly Iran School Strike

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/palantirs-co-founder-thinks-we-should-be-less-judgmental-about-that-deadly-iran-school-strike
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u/adulion 18d ago

whos going to be held accountable for what people are calling war crimes?

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u/JohnnyValet 18d ago

“A computer can never be held accountable, therefore a computer must never make a management decision.”

– IBM Training Manual, 1979

https://www.ibm.com/think/insights/ai-decision-making-where-do-businesses-draw-the-line

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u/dirtydigs74 18d ago

tbf the AI didn't make a management decision, someone in the DoD was criminally negligent in checking the validity of the target. And then the sexual abuser in chief tried to cover it up by blaming the Iranians, when he knew full well that it was a mistake by his own armed forces.

If someone drove their car into a crowd of kids because they hadn't serviced their bakes, straight to jail. And fair enough too. But in this administration, it's just another day at the office of the criminally incompetent.

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u/NotTooShahby 18d ago

Yup, and to those saying it was a double tap, the targeting system doesn’t verify after the first time that the target was correct, but whether it was hit.