Posted on 10/08/2013 1:24:12 PM PDT by WhirlwindAttack
Scientists, engineers and policymakers are all figuring out ways drones can be used better and more smartly, more precise and less damaging to civilians, with longer range and better staying power. One method under development is by increasing autonomy on the drone itself.
Eventually, drones may have the technical ability to make even lethal decisions autonomously: to respond to a programmed set of inputs, select a target and fire their weapons without a human reviewing or checking the result.
(Excerpt) Read more at defenseone.com ...
(chortle!)
Think they already have auto deploying barricades in DC. One went off went it determined a police car driving at a high speed was a threat. Even beeped an alarm just before it deployed. That was during that episode when the cops executed the crazy lady.
There is no way in pluperfect heck the rest of the world will tolerate autonomous drones killing people. In past, they have come close to outlawing high altitude bombing, because it was regarded as too impersonal and indiscriminate.
The bottom line is that, if a robot ever kills a person using its own programming, everyone involved with it can be declared a war criminal. A single homicide might, by extension, implicate hundreds of people.
What could possibly go wrong?
Amazing times Eagle. We are living in an age of killing machines. Makes you wonder how these drones might be implemented.
Praise God we know Him. We aren’t to fear. Even so, Maranatha!
Anything except someone in power taking the blame.
Any person who advocates for, proposes means to achieve, writes
legislation supporting or doing ANYTHING to achieve such a goal is
either clinically insane or demonstrably evil and beyond salvage.
Such persons need to be taken into custody the moment such actions
or exhortations occur and evaluated. If insane they need to be placed
in a safe environ where they cannot harm society. If sane they need to
be given a first class trial followed by the long drop on a short rope.
Score one for toast! LOL!
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