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I am worried about the coming dronepocalypse. Enjoy your clear skies while you can. When no-name manufacturers can make cheap drones which can be launched by a
by zkhalique 11y ago
I am worried about the coming dronepocalypse.
Enjoy your clear skies while you can. When no-name manufacturers can make cheap drones which can be launched by anonymous malicious people to e.g. drop bombs on Times Square, there is no accountability. How will our systems cope with that? For the first time we'll have autonomous, cheaply made robots among us. (Self-driving cars, by contrast, are not cheap to make.)
And even without malicious intent, there will always be a 1% chance that some big drone will drop on people's heads ...
- bsilvereagle 11y ago> When no-name manufacturers can make cheap drones which can be launched by anonymous malicious people to e.g. drop bombs on Times Square, there is no accountability. How is this any different than buying a model RC plane? Many high end planes have GPS on board and with some modifications, can be made to fly from way point to way point. RC planes can also get to higher air speeds than a quadcopter.
- zkhalique 11y agoA remote-controlled plane still needs someone to control it. A programmable robot does not.