Posted on 10/05/2023 7:27:38 AM PDT by bitt
As the Defense Department is pushing aggressively to modernize its forces using fully autonomous drones and weapons systems, critics fear the start of a new arms race that could dramatically raise the risk of mass destruction, nuclear war and civilian casualties.
The Pentagon and military tech industry are going into overdrive in a massive effort to scale out existing technology in what has been the Replicator initiative. It envisions a future force in which fully autonomous systems are deployed in flying drones, aircraft, water vessels and defense systems — connected through a computerized mainframe to synchronize and command units.
Arms control advocates fear the worst and worry existing guardrails offer insufficient checks, given the existential risks. Critics call self-operating weapons “killer robots” or “slaughterbots” because they are powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and can technically operate independently to take out targets without human help.
These types of systems have rarely been seen in action, and how they will affect combat is largely unknown, though their impact on the landscape of warfare has been compared to tanks in World War I.
But there are no international treaties governing the use of these weapons, and human rights groups are uneasy about Washington’s ethical guidelines on AI-powered systems and whether they will offer any protection against an array of humanitarian concerns.
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Concerns Mount as Pentagon’s Push for Autonomous Weapons Accelerates
No No No!!!
They were supposed to develop the pleasure bots first. Not the killer robots.
The pleasure bots were supposed to rule the world and only use the killer robots for the good of mankind.
Would I use that on you??
Heaven Forbid lil chilluns...
If the Killer Robots rule the world, they will use the pleasure bots in indescribably horrific ways!
With the military going woke, and people refusing to sign up for duty...
the military is left with no option but to develop weapons that can replace the human factor. No humans needed!
Are they going to be selecting their own gender identity or will it be done for them ?
As long as none of the robots are named “Hal” I think we’ll be okay.
Yeah I’m sure the Chinese will hold back based on such concerns.
/s
And the Beast rises …
envisions a future force in which fully autonomous systems are deployed in flying drones, aircraft, water vessels and defense systems — connected through a computerized mainframe to synchronize and command units.
If your enemy is advancing this technology do we have much choice?
Ursula Andress did it first in THE TENTH VICTIM back in 1955. She had two guns you know where.
It's called a "Carthaginian Peace" and liberals love it. Stalin used it. Mao used it. Hitler used it. All good liberals love it.
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