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2026-09-26 04:26 UTC

On this day in 1983 Stanislav Petrov saved the world by refusing to start a nuclear war. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov #OTD #OnThisDay

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  • @alienghic@timeloop.cafe 2026-09-26 05:11

    @liw@toot.liw.fi Happy Stanislav Petrov day. And also don't plug AI into military decision systems.

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  • @cy@fedicy.us.to 2026-09-26 05:35

    Now that's what I call a War Hero. American Legion are a bunch of whiny entitled babies compared to this Ruskie mofo

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  • @technetium@mastodon.nl 2026-09-26 06:14

    @liw@toot.liw.fi Let's make a Nash diagram: Petrov had two options: Launch (L) our Not Launch (N), and there where two options: The attack was real (R) or there was an error (E). What where the outcomes of the four possibilities. LE: He would have started a nuclear war an would be dead in 40 minutes. LR: He would have engaged in a nuclear war and would be dead in 20 minutes. NE: He would have prevented a nuclear war. And live NR: He would not have retaliated against his enemies. It was just one rocket. Retaliation would have begun when te first bomb exploted he would be dead in 50 minutes. Unless his base was the target then it would be dead in 20 minutes. As a human he dit the thing what would give him the longest time to live regardless of what the situation was. This is a post about AI in the battle field.

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  • @BaronessWinter@beige.party 2026-09-26 08:34

    @liw@toot.liw.fi We salute you, Stanislav Yevgrafovich, because we are alive to do so thanks to you. May you rest in eternal bliss and peace.

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  • @liw@toot.liw.fi Let's hope there is another hero in waiting.

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  • @WingedSnake@mastodon.berlin 2026-10-06 17:31

    @liw@toot.liw.fi Courage

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