AI's Intervention in Warfare and Questions on Evolution Shake Existing Order

The intervention of artificial intelligence (AI) in actual warfare, alongside fundamental questions about human evolution, is shaking the established order. As AI begins to influence real-world conflicts, a dispute between the Pentagon and AI firm Anthropic highlights questions about 'human control'. Pentagon guidelines stipulate that human oversight must provide accountability, context, and security, but the concept of 'human control' is proving inadequate in guaranteeing effective oversight. The true danger, experts suggest, is not machines acting without control, but rather human supervisors failing to understand how these systems operate.

Officials from the Trump administration are reportedly in negotiations to gain access to Anthropic's new model, 'Mythos'. Anthropic had previously stated that the model was too dangerous for public release and instead launched a less risky version. Treasury secretaries have voiced concerns over the security risks associated with such advanced AI.

Meanwhile, in the scientific community, French geneticists in 2024 questioned the theory that descendants inherited genes from interbreeding between Homo sapiens and closely related species. They proposed an alternative explanation: a phenomenon where genes become concentrated in isolated, small populations.