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Both this use and corporate use of AI isn't really about making things better, it's to avoid anyone having responsibility for anything. A human might have issues with picking out a target that kills 20 innocent people on the off chance a Hamas fighter might be there, and might hold back a little bit if they might be worried the ICC could come knocking, or a critical newspaper article could come out that calls you a merchant of death. AI will pop out coordinates all day and night based on the thinnest evidence, or even no evidence at all. Same with health insurers using AI to deny coverage, AI finding suspects based on grainy CCTV footage, etc, etc.
Nobody's responsible, because 'the machine did it', and we were just following its lead. In the same way that corporations really aren't being held responsible for crimes a private person couldn't get away with, AI is another layer of insulation between 'externalities' and anyone facing consequences for them.