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It's only a matter of time until one of these things kills a person.
by wyclif 7y ago
It's only a matter of time until one of these things kills a person.
- mushbino 7y agoYeah, but you can say that about almost anything.
- ilaksh 7y agoWell, for sure, if we keep mistreating them. https://youtu.be/dKjCWfuvYxQ https://youtu.be/dKjCWfuvYxQ
- krtkush 7y agoThis was hilarious!
- ru999gol 7y agoAmerica already has robots that kill civilians including women and children all the time (drone program), but that doesn't seem to bother most Americans. I don't see why robots like these, killing children in the middle east (/south america in the future) will be any different.
- vbezhenar 7y agoIs it robots or humans controlling robots? Does this robot differ from gun? Who pulls the trigger?
- dondawest 7y agoIt’s humans controlling robots, remotely from places like Minnesota, to kill women and children in the Middle East. It differs from a gun in its range and ability to be operated remotely. A human pulls the trigger, but does so while looking at a screen instead of a human, which makes it a lot easier to kill without conscience since a drone strike is more analogous to a video game than a war zone for its remote human operator.
- wyclif 7y agoHumour doesn't translate well to the internet.
- dymk 7y agoSame can be said about cars, elevators, really sharp kitchen knives, gas stoves...
- pmx 7y agoBath tubs, steps, loose carpet, electricity, swimming, eating. Anything can kill people, we're really delicate!
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- dakom 7y agoThought experiment - what if we can either have automated machines of all types or no automated machines at all, and the net gain of having the machines means more lives are saved even though there are a few rogue killer robots that need to be put down from time to time. Is it worth it?
- rbreve 7y agoLike cars ?
- PostOnce 7y agoPreface: of course these things can do a world of good, fearless super-strong firefighters, medics immune to toxins, etc. So, people here are saying we already have xyz dangerous machine, but xyz isn't as scary. So let's imagine why this is scarier: These things will be able to see in 360 degree multispectral/thermal/sound vision, and aim six arms at multiple people through walls simultaneously, never sleep, rarely need to recharge/eat, and have absolutely no empathy or mercy. They can aim and fire faster and more accurately than people, every shot can be a guaranteed kill, and they can be immune to gas/bio/etc weapons which they can release themselves. Nevermind the local terabytes and cloud petabytes of face recognition, AI models, social media profiles tied to street addresses, etc. They'll find everyone fast. Terminator was a joke compared. The next war is going to be insane. People are in control of most all our killing machines now, but won't be soon. We did manage to stop using chem/bioweapons and nuclear weapons though. So maybe there's hope. edit: when I say we won't be in control, I don't mean wild robots that won't listen to us, I mean we choose to run them on auto mode with no human confirmation before firing. I think such systems already exist on the Korean DMZ? (just auto guns, not robots)
- imtringued 7y agoDo you know what else has no mercy? American drone pilots. If you can find a way to make money with something then it will happen. Terrorists are basically doing it recreationally, so they quickly run out of money and manpower and very rarely do they have much of an impact. Nowadays the average terrorist runs around with a knife and announces his attack way before he reaches the victim and often gets beaten by the victim instead.