Warification and the Illusion of Precision: AI, Targeting, and Increasing Civilian Harm
PushButton AI Team ·
Warification and the Illusion of Precision: AI, Targeting, and Increasing Civilian Harm
You bought an AI tool. Nobody used it. $200/month, gone.
That's not a you problem. That's a distance problem.
Here's what military researchers studying AI just confirmed — and it applies directly t
You bought an AI tool. Nobody used it. $200/month, gone.
That's not a you problem. That's a distance problem.
Here's what military researchers studying AI just confirmed — and it applies directly to your business: when there's too much abstraction between decision-makers and real outcomes, the results get worse, not better.
Sound familiar? The consultant sold you a vision. The tool arrived. The gap between promise and your actual daily operations was enormous.
That's exactly what happens when AI gets dropped into a business without connecting it to a specific, visible problem someone owns.
The insight that changes everything: AI doesn't fail because of bad technology. It fails because nobody mapped it to one concrete task with one measurable result.
Here's your one action this week: Pick the single most repetitive task your team complains about. Just one. Then ask — does an AI tool exist that handles exactly this? Not AI broadly. This task specifically.
That's how you get your first win. Small scope. Clear owner. Measurable in 30 days.
What's the AI tool you bought that's collecting digital dust right now — and what problem were you actually trying to solve?
But they also introduce new layers of abstraction between decision-makers and the consequences of their actions. If anything, the integration of AI ...
