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Swarms of AI "killer robots" are the future of war: If that sounds scary, it should::Commentary: Are we sure AI-guided weapons systems will obey human commands?

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[–] bstix@feddit.dk 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I want to write their next article: "If bad things happen, that will be bad. How this will affect you and why you should worry."

[–] Pringles@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

It's salon, the bar to write for them is almost on the floor. Just make it absurdly obviously left wing. Facts aren't required.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Everyone's thinking of drones dropping bombs, but they aren't thinking of the true horror; kamikaze micro drones. It doesn't take much to kill someone, and micro drones can be wicked fast. Imagine a swarm of drones the size of a finch or smaller, each carrying a tiny explosive. Imagine these drones flying next to people's heads and detonating themselves. You could clear out a whole building with very little structural damage.

[–] FallingLights@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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You're thinking of kamikaze finches and I'm thinking of Terminators.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I've already watched dozens of Russians die like this.

[–] Plopp@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sure, but what kind of range do you get with tiny drones? Although they could probably be delivered to the vicinity by some other vessel. Like cluster warheads but with a large swarm of exploding autonomous drones.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Quite a bit more than you would think. Remember, besides the potential for a drone carrier, these drones wouldn't need power for the flight back.

[–] cynar@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

A non-rechargable battery can also have significantly more capacity. A suicide drone likely doesn't need to be recharged.

[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 1 points 1 year ago

Hoping it will be treated like biological chemical warfare. It may be good at killing, but that's not necessarily the best way of conducting warfare

[–] brickfrog@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 year ago

It's okay, killbots have a preset kill limit. Just send wave after wave of human soldiers at them until they shut down.

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 year ago

Manhacks incoming.

[–] phoneymouse@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s already here. I realized that the moment I saw a Ukrainian suicide drone chasing two Russians on a motorcycle who were trying to out run it. They didn’t make it, but it definitely felt like something out of a dystopian Hollywood movie.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm of the understanding that those drones have pilots.

[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah no unmanned vehicles fly that well. And it's extremely illegal but idk if that really stops anyone. It did work for some types of ammunition though, and biological warfare? So maybe?

[–] Zoldyck@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

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[–] crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Someone link to slaughterbots

[–] Tristaniopsis@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago

I love the composition of all the prop blades lining up centrally.

[–] gens@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago

Glitter will be a self defence weapon.

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Wouldn't this mean that eventually warfare would just be drone on drone combat then? I'd prefer that over lives lost. But it does mean absolute mayhem before everyone is on a level playing field though.

[–] coffeebiscuit@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It would mean drones on civilians.

[–] dhhyfddehhfyy4673@fedia.io -1 points 1 year ago

As is tradition.