Last Wednesday, a journalist shared an excerpt from the book “Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” by Paul Scharre, and those who have played the “Metal Gear Solid” series may feel called out.
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In the excerpt shared by Shashank Joshi from The Economistthe author of the book explains in detail how several American Marines managed to deceive a targeting system equipped with artificial intelligence.
Eight Marines had the task of fooling the AI using different non-traditional camouflage methods. Among these valiant soldiers, two Marines hid under a cardboard box.
Does that remind you of something? Yes yes! They used the surefire method Snake used in several of the franchise’s titles. Metal Gear.
“You could hear them laughing all the time. Like Bugs Bunny in a cartoon Looney Tunes, sneaking towards Elmer Fudd in a cardboard box,” the excerpt read. Thanks to this technique, the AI never detected the two hidden Marines. Having been with these soldiers, we would have laughed just as much during this exercise.
Another proof that video games can be used in everyday life. Hats off to his brave Marines!
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