Psychological, cultural, and organizational factors drive optimism about emerging military technologies.
Evidence
On Optimism About New Military Technologies (Texas National Security Review)
Categorization
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
- XREF: connects to: American military reports were overly optimistic and non-critical. — Neil Sheehan, A Bright Shining Lie, 825; Young military personnel aged 18-25 show higher optimism bias and willingness to take risks than older personnel. — Measuring Optimism Bias among Military Personnel; Iconic robots reflect current societal hopes and fears about technology. — Joanna Stern, I Am Not a Robot- My Year Using AI to…, 715 (+1 more)
Related
- Young military personnel aged 18-25 show higher optimism bias and willingness to take risks than older personnel. (similarity 0.81)
Broader Connections
- Iconic robots reflect current societal hopes and fears about technology.
#corroborates(0.75) — Joanna Stern, I Am Not a Robot- My Year Using AI to…, 715 - Drone design produces a strong moral buffering effect on operators
#exemplifies(0.60) — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 407