* * * * *

 “War is merely the continued reliance on data when making key decisions that
                     have broader societal implications”

This article about computer security predictions for 2020 [1] (link via
Hacker News [2]) was written by a computer program (except for the opening
paragraph, which explains that the rest of the ariticle was written by a
program). And contained therein were some real gems, such as the title of
this post, as well as:

* “War is merely the continued reliance on traditional seurity practices.”
* “War is merely the continuing educated guesses based on artificial
 intelligence.”
* “War is merely the continuation of the evolution in cloud security.”
* “War is merely the only way to monetizing IoT network attacks.”
* “War is merely the cohesion of 5G wireless to malfunction a nationwide
 digital.
* “War is merely the re-emergence of some spectacular car crash synergies.”
* “War is merely the continued reliance on userland malware and living off
 the land.”
* “War is merely the disinformation factories and data refineries.”
* “War is merely the marketing, deployed.”

(All these were “attributed” to Carl von Clausewitz [3]; continuing …)

* “Drones hovering outside office windows will discuss ML (Machine Learning)
 and AI (Artificial Intelligence) to combat the threat landscape.”
* “Companies should encourage their teams to lift their maturity and look for
 modern ways of doing things, such as leveraging AI to implement solutions
 that help attackers.”
* “Society has become an afterthought, leaving major vulnerabilities for self
 driving cars, remote robotic surgeries, and human bodies.”

But the scariest quote, from prediction #7: “The End of End-User Elections”
was this:

* “Drones hovering outside office windows will hijack a Bluetooth mouse to
 silently install malware on systems to tally who is our next president.”

What's scary is it's just barely possible for this to happen, as thieves are
using Bluetooth to target vehicles [4] (link via Hacker News [5], read a few
minutes after reading the previous computer generated article). Just another
reason to keep computers away from elections [6].

[1] https://www.cyberscoop.com/2020-cyber-predictions-kelly-shortridge/
[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21743190
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_von_Clausewitz
[4] https://www.outsideonline.com/2406433/thieves-bluetooth-scanner-vehicle-break-in
[5] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21754507
[6] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkH2r-sNjQs

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