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[–] Lugh@futurology.today 25 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I see we've moved on from the 'Don't be evil' era.

[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

From “Don’t be evil” to “Maybe just a little evil”, and now to “Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb”.

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

“The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a kamikaze drone is a good guy with a kamikaze drone”

[–] MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That is in the imperative mood. So he was telling other people to not be evil. He never said he shouldn't be evil.

[–] bob_lemon@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

And now he has the kamikaze drones to back up his demands

[–] CanadaPlus@futurology.today 0 points 2 years ago

Honestly this seems less evil than a lot of stuff Google itself does.

[–] unmagical@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Is his startup really revolutionizing warfare if the thing his startup is working on is already being used in a war?

[–] clif@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Don't worry, it'll have AI and blockchain to capture those sweet sweet funding dollars.

[–] PlasterAnalyst@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] clif@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Damn! I missed this one. That'll easily add $1b in capital

[–] GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 2 points 2 years ago

My wife bought fireplace logs marketed as "Quantum". They're just a little bigger than the standard one offered.

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

War Drone with micro-transactions in shitcoin. Yay.

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

There are working on the next generation.

Probably an automated swarm tightly connected in a mesh network with either charging station they can fly to or mounted solar panels. Most will stay dormant, when one of the patrol drones spots an enemy, it will send a couple of the smaller kill drones to its location.

I'm guessing we might see some new camo roll out with a QR like codes embedded in them. That or maybe they will constantly blink ir lights using a code they change every week or so.

[–] carl_dungeon@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

To anyone that thought this scifi vid was just fiction a few years ago: https://youtu.be/9fa9lVwHHqg

I’ve been worried about this for a decade+. :(

[–] guyrocket@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Interesting video. Thanks.

[–] DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

Pretty powerful but I don't believe there is a way to stop this. Only delay it

[–] rez_doggie@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

~~Do no evil~~

[–] xantoxis@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Holy shit this is a war crime just from the headline

[–] MisterD@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago
[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago

Someone needs to teach a bunch of wild birds to attack drones.

[–] DAMunzy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago

"Do no Evil" to "Do more drone strikes".

Super. 👍

[–] kaffiene@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Man. Gotta love tech bros.

[–] downpunxx@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

next advance in tech : drone jammers

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

They already exist.

Which is why the next drone advancement is in AI that can operate independently from a lost connection to the operator.

What we need is kamikaze kamikaze drones that fly into incoming drones and blow them up before they hit their target.