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Race Against the AI: Inside Red Horizon
A complex negotiation between teams becomes a fight for human survival between a nuclear-armed AI and one man's mouse.
U.S. GLOBAL OPERATIONS CENTER—2:30 p.m. The hum of negotiations buzzed in the background as top U.S. military leaders monitored their forces. The room was quiet as naval commanders stood by, eying a large screen showing U.S. military assets in real time. The commanders felt relieved, trusting that ongoing negotiations with China and Russia would keep everything quiet. An Airforce commander yawned. Was it a lull in the action or the quiet before the storm?
“Sir, something’s going on with the monitor,” remarked a top military leader. The Battle Watch Commander ran over to the advanced monitoring system. Crashed! Unknown cause. Rebooting. The first thoughts of concern trickled into the room. Did the internet connection collapse? Could this be a cyber-attack? Was China making a move?