The last week has seen some of the most important people in the AI industry declare to the world that the technology has become so far advanced that there is a 10% chance we may actually experience Terminator 2: Judgment Day. It is a scary thought; after all, Russia and Ukraine are both using autonomous drones with algorithmic targeting on the battlefield. Algorithms can have sizable error rates, and according to some, we’ve already seen the results of AI error when the United States likely — by mistake — bombed a school in the Iranian city of Minab, killing 156 people, including at least 120 children and 26 teachers. Just hours later, a second American strike hit a sports and recreation center in a residential area of the city of Lamerd, killing 22 civilians. It is alleged that both strikes resulted from errors made by AI systems using algorithmic targeting. Read more from @wupton below.