…the demonstrable incompetence of the Trump administration in presenting a consistent case for the war does not necessarily spill over into the U.S. military’s apparently effective way of waging it. Bungling and competence can exist side by side to a frightening degree.
— “I Don’t Know How the War Is Going,” The Atlantic
The Right Decision for the Wrong Reasons
Ben Thompson’s argument for government control of AI capabilities is structurally sound, and almost entirely beside the point. The real question isn’t whether a democratic government should control these systems. It’s whether this government should.