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title: "AI is more dangerous than nuclear weapons: why generals are sounding the alarm at the Singapore forum"
description: "At the Singapore forum, generals admitted: AI is more dangerous than nuclear weapons. Algorithms compress reaction time to zero, forcing people to make irrational decisions. 🤖💣"
date: 2026-05-30T16:20:00.000Z
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# AI is more dangerous than nuclear weapons: why generals are sounding the alarm at the Singapore forum

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The agenda of the Singapore Defence Forum "Shangri-La Dialogue" has undergone radical changes. At the center of the discussions are not the usual nuclear threats, but the rapid integration of artificial intelligence into the military sphere. Experts and generals have admitted: algorithms are changing the very nature of war, making it faster and more unpredictable.

### Compression of time: when humans can't think fast enough

The main problem voiced by participants is the reduction of the so-called "OODA loop" (observe, orient, decide, act). Artificial intelligence compresses this cycle to fractions of a second, leaving humans out of the decision-making process. Lieutenant General Nauman Zakria, commander of the Pakistan Army's missile forces, described this state as a "fog" in which the human brain is physically unable to adequately assess the situation. The result is irrational behavior and the adoption of extreme, rash measures.

### Who is pulling the trigger?

Mirjana Spolaric, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, highlighted the ethical and humanitarian dangers of technology. According to her, although AI can serve to protect civilians, the world currently sees only its destructive potential. The main concern lies in the remoteness of decision-making: "We don't know where the trigger is being pulled. It could be thousands of kilometers away".

### AI is already here: from Ukraine to the Middle East

The discussion did not remain on a theoretical level. General Onno Eichelsheim from the Netherlands stated that technologies are already being actively used on real battlefields. Examples cited included the use of algorithms by Ukrainian military to predict attacks and the use of AI by the US to plan strikes on pro-Iranian targets. Eichelsheim did not hide the fact: AI is a huge risk of conflict escalation, which has already become a reality.

### The paradox of predictions: from apocalypse to optimism

Alongside military risks, the technology sector is witnessing a shift in rhetoric. Previously, leading developers and laboratories warned about the creation of algorithms with recursive self-improvement (RSI) capable of learning without human intervention. However, top executives at OpenAI and Anthropic have sharply adjusted their forecasts, stating that the apocalypse will not happen and mass unemployment has not occurred. It seems that the frightening statements were merely a marketing ploy, while the real threat lies in algorithms controlling weapons.