Programmatic specification centralizes lethal command more tightly than separate orders
Evidence
The centralization of command (even if that command is now conveyed by programmatic specifications rather than by verbal orders) now takes on excessive proportions, for one single decision about the decision—the choice of a single value that fixes the parameters of all future automatic decisions in a particular sequence—once and for all has consequences for the unfolding of an indefinite myriad of future actions. Fixing the value of a specification for a program is far more effectively centralized than a set of separate orders—it is the equivalent of signing a single but infinitely repeatable death sentence. — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 677
Categorization
- XREF: Directly addresses the reader’s purpose: how command centralization transforms via drone programming. — connects to: Embedding laws in software is an abuse of language since programs are always reprogrammable — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 668; Distributed lethal systems fabricate irresponsibility by diluting causal attribution.; Automated targeting thresholds centralize atrocity into a single parameter-setting decision. (+1 more)
Related
- Correct action requires coding rules, matching repertoires, and sufficient information. (similarity 0.79)
- Automated targeting thresholds centralize atrocity into a single parameter-setting decision. (similarity 0.79)
- Embedding laws in software is an abuse of language since programs are always reprogrammable (similarity 0.78)