… We want the family of the Greek soldier to have the best protection. This means kindergarten for his child, special school with children with special needs. Let me give you an example, autism. Autism a few years ago did not exist in our vocabulary, it gives children who have some problems, but they also have special skills. We will create a school therefore, where the children of military personnel who have autism will be supported.
And their ability, what is it? It is to be able to see photographs and distinguish their distinctive features. In Artificial Intelligence you need what is called BIG DATA. Our AI systems need hundreds of thousands of target photographs, which they must memorize and then our drone will need to spot the target and strike it. The best at seeing small differences, and teaching the drone with artificial intelligence, are children with autism, and Israel has special units for this. So we will take the children of our officers, we will train them and we will find them jobs…
These remarks were made publicly by the current defense minister in a speech delivered in early November… After the initial shock (a second reading will help clarify even the tone of his voice…), one might find some consolation: this political figure is so significant that the nickname “condor” may actually be understated. So there’s no need to take him more seriously than any other bird of prey.
However, the “example” of the military exploitation of autism remains, which comes from nowhere else. From the godforsaken, apartheid regime, which kills – kills – kills, and needs even the last drop of blood and spirit to make it a weapon. With the help of technology – of course.
No, then. Individuals on the autism spectrum will become neither great musicians nor great mathematicians… They will become headhunters! The “first dose” will be “military children”…
Whatever the “artificial intelligence” doesn’t reach, the militaristic does.