Reminds me of “The Feeling of Power”, a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. The story first appeared in the February 1958 issue of If: Worlds of Science Fiction.
Notable theme “Manned Missiles” because their trajectories were so unpredictable and that they were so much cheaper than expensive computer guided ones.
When will we start seeing “manned drones” that can evade air defense systems in Ukraine and Russia?
I remember that story.
I didn’t think of it in this context, but you are right.
Human brains are cheaper to operate than silicone chips so we will use them.
Makes economic sense but is morally repugnant.
As usual money wins.