America is repeating the blindness of 9/11 — this time with AI

A Washington Examiner opinion piece argues that the United States is repeating the institutional blind spots of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, this time in its approach to artificial intelligence, drawing on the 9/11 Commission's findings on imagination, policy, capabilities, and management. The piece notes that Americans again mourned the 2,977 people murdered on Sept. 11, 2001, and that at the Pentagon President Donald Trump renewed the nation's vow never to forget, saying America must be "strong" and "smart." The article contends that grave danger can grow inside gaps between agencies, authorities, and assumptions long before the public sees a catastrophe.

Americans again mourned the 2,977 people murdered on Sept. 11, 2001 https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/september-11-terrorist-attacks . At the Pentagon, President Donald Trump https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/donald-trump renewed the nation’s vow never to forget and said America must be “strong” and “smart.” That vow asks more of Washington than remembrance. It requires the imagination to prepare for dangers that will not look like the last one. No technological breakdown belongs on the same moral plane as deliberate mass murder. The relevant lesson of 9/11 is institutional. The 9/11 Commission organized its central findings around imagination, policy, capabilities, and management. It showed how grave danger can grow inside gaps between agencies, authorities, and assumptions long before the public sees a catastrophe. Stay informed.Stay ahead. Join Washington Examiner for unlimited access to the news, analysis, and commentary that matter most. See Options https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/subscribe/digital/ Already a member? Log in https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sign-in/ Click here to login/register your account /print-subscription-check