>And in this case there's no "indiscriminate killing machine", because soldier pulls the trigger - the weapon does not fire on its own. And that's the way it ou

>And in this case there's no "indiscriminate killing machine", because soldier pulls the trigger - the weapon does not fire on its own. And that's the way it ought to be. >Not even faces, _any_ part of a human. Butt sticks out from a shallow trench? Butt gets shot off. And it won't be limited to visible spectrum either, so it could largely "ignore" camo. And it could be augmented by similar AI-based person detection from a drone. These two statements don't seem to reconcile. The second one has major things wrong with every single statement there. >Soldiers in the field do not receive "authorization" for every shot they fire. You might be surprised. For one, on just how detailed the rules of engagement for a particular operation can be. For two, outside of imminent threats, there's also quite a bit of direct authorization going on. Especially for sniper teams.